PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 3

the establishment of the Department of State Police as a principal department
of State government by Chs. 165 and 166, Acts of 1994, to reflect the status of
the head of the Department as a Secretary of a principal department of State
government, and to delete surplus language.

13-315.

(a)     Except as otherwise provided in Title 10, Subtitle 4 of the State Government
Article, before the [Superintendent] SECRETARY takes any final action under § 13-313
of this subtitle, the [Superintendent] SECRETARY shall give the person against whom
the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the [Superintendent]
SECRETARY.

(b)     The [Superintendent] SECRETARY shall give notice and hold the hearing in
accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.

(c)     The [Superintendent] SECRETARY may administer oaths in connection with
any proceeding under this section.

(f) If, after due notice, the person against whom the action is contemplated fails
or refuses to appear, nevertheless the [Superintendent] SECRETARY may hear and
determine the matter.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Subsections (a) through (c) and (f) of this section are amended to reflect the
status of the head of the Department of State Police as the Secretary of a
principal department of State government in light of Chs. 165 and 166, Acts of
1994.

13-316.

(a)     Within 5 days after the [Superintendent] SECRETARY suspends or revokes
the license of a person, the person shall surrender to the [Superintendent] SECRETARY
the agency license certificate and each branch office certificate of the person.

(b)     The [Superintendent] SECRETARY may not refund to a person whose license
is suspended or revoked any fee paid under this title.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

This section is amended to reflect the status of the head of the Department of
State Police as the Secretary of a principal department of State government in
light of Chs. 165 and 166, Acts of 1994.

13-401.

An individual shall be certified by the [Superintendent] SECRETARY as a private
detective before the individual personally may provide any private detective service in the
State.

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