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Ch. 176
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(6) often fails to perform home improvement contracts;
(7) falsifies an account;
(8) engages in fraud;
(9) as a contractor or subcontractor fails to show financial solvency;
based on the intended scope and size of the business in relation to total assets,
liabilities, credit rating, and net worth;
(10) as a contractor or subcontractor lacks competence, as shown by the
performance of an unworkmanlike, inadequate, or incomplete home improvement;
(11) violates this title;
(12) attempts to violate this title; or
(13) violates a regulation adopted under this title.
(B) SUBJECT TO THE HEARING PROVISIONS OF § 8-312 OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE
COMMISSION SHALL REVOKE THE LICENSE OF A CONTRACTOR WHO FAILS TO
MAINTAIN GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE AS REQUIRED BY § 8-307.1 OF THIS
SUBTITLE.
[(b)] (C) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 8-312 of this subtitle, the
Commission may reprimand a contractor or subcontractor or suspend or revoke the
license of a contractor or subcontractor for a violation of this title by an agent,
director, employee, manager, officer, partner, or salesperson of the contractor or
subcontractor, unless the Commission finds that the contractor or subcontractor or
management personnel of the contractor or subcontractor:
(1) had no knowledge of the wrongful conduct; or
(2) could not prevent the violation.
[(c)] (D) Instead of or in addition to reprimanding a licensee or suspending or
revoking a license, the Commission may impose a civil penalty under § 8-620 of this
title.
[(d)] (E) The Commission shall consider the following facts in the granting,
denial, renewal, suspension, or revocation of a license or the reprimand of a licensee
when an applicant or licensee is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor described in
subsection (a)(5) of this section:
(1) the nature of the crime;
(2) the relationship of the crime to the activities authorized by the
license;
(3) with respect to a felony, the relevance of the conviction to the fitness
and qualification of the applicant or licensee to provide home improvement services;
(4) the length of time since the conviction; and
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