Section 19-404.1
Annotated Code of Maryland

(1995 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Business Occupations and Professions

19-402.

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

(1) meet the standards set by the Secretary;

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

(3) BE OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER AND REPUTATION;

[(3)](4) submit to the licensed security guard agency, for forwarding to
the Secretary:

(i) a sworn application on the form the Secretary provides;

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

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

[(4)] (5) pay to the licensed security guard agency, for forwarding to the
Secretary, the cost of the fingerprint card record checks.

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

19-404.1.

(A) BY REGULATION, THE SECRETARY SHALL STAGGER THE TERMS OF THE
CERTIFICATIONS.

(B) UNLESS A CERTIFICATION IS RENEWED FOR A 3-YEAR TERM AS PROVIDED
IN THIS SECTION, THE CERTIFICATION EXPIRES ON THE DATE THE SECRETARY SETS.

(C) AT LEAST 90 DAYS BEFORE A CERTIFICATION EXPIRES, THE APPLICANT
SHALL MAIL TO THE SECRETARY:

(1) A RENEWAL APPLICATION FORM;

(2) THE AMOUNT OF THE RENEWAL FEE; AND

(3) THE AMOUNT OF ANY LATE FEE, AS DETERMINED BY THE
SECRETARY.