PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 520

(2) If a surety fails to notify the Secretary as required by this subsection, the
bond shall continue in effect until the notice is given to the Secretary.

(d) In addition to § 18-504 of this title, a court of competent jurisdiction may
enjoin the operation of any employer who violates the requirements of this section.]

[18-402.] 18-401.

(A) IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A LICENSE, A PERSON OR REPRESENTATIVE
MEMBER OF A FIRM AN APPLICANT SHALL:

(1) (I) EXECUTE A FIDELITY BOND AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C)
OF THIS SECTION; OR

(2) (II) MAINTAIN GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE AS PROVIDED IN
SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION. SECTION; AND

(2) MAINTAIN IN AN OFFICE IN THE STATE, DOCUMENTS OR OTHER
RECORDS THAT ARE MADE IN THE STATE OR RELATE TO A SERVICE PERFORMED IN
THE STATE.

(B) THE SECRETARY MAY NOT ISSUE OR RENEW A LICENSE OR
REGISTRATION UNLESS THE APPLICANT, LICENSEE, OR REGISTRANT SUBMITS
PROOF OF COMPLIANCE WITH SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION.

[(a)](C) (1) [An employer shall execute a] THE fidelity bond [covering]
REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (A)(1) OF THIS SECTION SHALL COVER all [employees]
INDIVIDUALS who are:

(I) licensed TO PROVIDE SECURITY SYSTEMS SERVICES OR
REGISTERED as security systems technicians OR OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE
ACCESS TO CIRCUMVENTIONAL INFORMATION;

(I) ARE LICENSED TO PROVIDE SECURITY SYSTEMS SERVICES.
ARE REGISTERED AS SECURITY SYSTEMS TECHNICIANS. OR HAVE ACCESS TO
CIRCUMVENTIAL CIRCUMVENTIONAL INFORMATION;

(II) [or] ARE applicants for a license OR REGISTRATION[; and

(III) any electrician with whom the employer contracts to provide
security systems services].

(2) The FIDELITY bond shall be used for the benefit of any person injured
ON THE PREMISES OF A CONSUMER OF SECURITY SYSTEMS SERVICES by any
FRAUDULENT OR DISHONEST [wrongful] act of A LICENSEE, a security systems
technician, OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS ACCESS TO CIRCUMVENTIONAL
INFORMATION that is willful or malicious.

(3) The applicant, OR REPRESENTATIVE MEMBER IF THE APPLICANT IS A
FIRM, for a license OR REGISTRATION shall submit a copy of the FIDELITY bond to the
Secretary with the license OR REGISTRATION application.

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