ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 291

(4) FOR A BUSINESS ENTITY APPLICANT:

(I)      THE NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL LICENSED PUBLIC ADJUSTER
EMPLOYED BY THE BUSINESS ENTITY WHO IS DESIGNATED TO ACT AS THE BUSINESS
ENTITY'S PRINCIPAL CONTACT WITH THE ADMINISTRATION; AND

(II)     THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH LICENSED PUBLIC
ADJUSTER EMPLOYED BY THE BUSINESS ENTITY, EACH INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS
DIRECT CONTROL OVER ITS FISCAL MANAGEMENT, EACH OWNER, PARTNER,
MEMBER, OR MANAGER OF THE BUSINESS ENTITY, AND EACH DIRECTOR OF A
BUSINESS ENTITY THAT IS A CORPORATION; AND

[(4)] (5) any other information that the Commissioner requires of
applicants to enable the Commissioner to determine the trustworthiness and
competence of the applicant to transact business as a public adjuster so as to
safeguard the interests of the public.

(c) An application shall be signed under [oath by the applicant] OATH:

(1)      IN THE CASE OF AN INDIVIDUAL APPLICANT, BY THE APPLICANT; OR

(2)      IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT THAT IS A BUSINESS ENTITY, BY AN
INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS DIRECT CONTROL OVER ITS FISCAL MANAGEMENT, AN
OWNER, PARTNER, MEMBER, OR MANAGER OF THE BUSINESS ENTITY, OR A DIRECTOR
OF A BUSINESS ENTITY THAT IS A CORPORATION.

10-406.

(a)     The Commissioner shall issue a license to each applicant who meets the
requirements of this subtitle.

(b)     A person that is licensed as a public adjuster under this subtitle may be
known as a "certified public adjuster".

10-407.

THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS THAT SPECIFY:

(1)      THE SCOPE, TYPE, CONDUCT, AND GRADING OF THE WRITTEN
EXAMINATION;

(2)      THE FREQUENCY, TIMES, AND LOCATIONS WITHIN THE STATE
WHERE THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION WILL BE HELD; AND

(3)      THE EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL APPLICANT
TO BE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE A WRITTEN EXAMINATION.

10-408.

(a) A [certificate of qualification] LICENSE expires at the end of every other
June 30 unless it is renewed for a 2-year term as provided in this section.

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