PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                                 Ch. 3

18-303.

(a)     An applicant for a license shall:

(1)     submit to the [Superintendent] SECRETARY an application on the
form that the [Superintendent] SECRETARY provides;

(2)     submit the documents required by this section; and

(3)     pay to the [Superintendent] SECRETARY an application fee of $150.

(b)     The application form provided by the [Superintendent] SECRETARY shall
contain a statement advising the applicant that willfully making a false statement on an
application is a misdemeanor, subject to a fine or imprisonment or both, as provided
under § 18-504 of this title.

(f) The [Superintendent] SECRETARY may waive the requirements of
subsections (a)(2) and (3), (c), and (d) of this section and issue a license to an applicant
who:

(1)     provides adequate evidence that the applicant:

(i) is licensed to engage in the business of providing security systems
services in another state; and

(ii) became licensed in the other state:

1.       after meeting qualifications that are at least equivalent to
those required in this State; and

2.       after submitting to a State and national criminal record
check; and

(2)     pays to the [Superintendent] SECRETARY a processing fee of $15.
DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Subsections (a), (b), 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.

18-304.

Except for a license issued under § 18-303(f) of this subtitle, before issuing a
license, the [Superintendent] SECRETARY shall conduct a State and national criminal
record check for each applicant who applies for a license.

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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