Ch. 3

1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

13-502.

(a)     To qualify for certification as a security guard, an individual shall:

(1)     meet the standards set by the [Superintendent] SECRETARY;

(2)     be an employee of or an applicant for employment with a licensed
private detective agency;

(3)     submit to the licensed private detective agency, for forwarding to the
[Superintendent] SECRETARY:

(i) a sworn application on the form the [Superintendent]
SECRETARY provides;

(ii) 2 sets of fingerprint cards marked with the applicant's fingerprints;
and

(iii) a nonrefundable application fee of $15; and

(4)     pay to the licensed private detective agency, for forwarding to the
[Superintendent] SECRETARY, the cost of the fingerprint card record checks.

(b)     On receipt from an applicant for certification as a security guard, a licensed
private detective agency shall forward to the [Superintendent] SECRETARY the
applicant's application form, fingerprint cards, and records fee.

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.

13-503.

(a)     The [Superintendent] SECRETARY shall certify as a security guard each
individual whose application has been submitted as required by this subtitle and who
meets the requirements of this subtitle.

(b)     Within 5 days after the [Superintendent] SECRETARY denies the application
of an individual for certification as a security guard, the [Superintendent] SECRETARY
shall send written notice of the denial to the licensed private detective agency that
submitted the application.

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.

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