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12 HOUSE BILL 370
(A) (1) SUBJECT TO THE HEARING PROVISIONS OF § 12.5–211 OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE SECRETARY MAY DENY A LICENSE TO AN APPLICANT,
REPRIMAND A LICENSEE, OR SUSPEND OR REVOKE A LICENSE IF THEAPPLICANT OR LICENSEE OR AN AGENT, EMPLOYEE, MANAGER, OR PARTNER OF THE APPLICANT OR LICENSEE:
(I) FRAUDULENTLY OR DECEPTIVELY OBTAINS OR ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN A LICENSE OR PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CARD FOR THE APPLICANT OR LICENSEE OR FOR ANOTHER PERSON;
(II) FRAUDULENTLY OR DECEPTIVELY USES A LICENSE OR PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CARD;
(III) PRESENTS OR ATTEMPTS TO PRESENT THE LICENSE OR PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CARD OF ANOTHER LICENSEE OR EMPLOYEE OF A LICENSEE AS THE APPLICANT’S OR LICENSEE’S LICENSE OR PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CARD;
(IV) USE OR ATTEMPTS TO USE AN EXPIRED, SUSPENDED, OR REVOKED LICENSE OR FALSE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CARD;
(V) HAS A SIMILAR LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE DENIED, SUSPENDED, OR REVOKED IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION;
(VI) UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OR OF ANY STATE, IS CONVICTED OF A:
1. FELONY; OR
2. MISDEMEANOR THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FITNESS AND QUALIFICATION OF THE APPLICANT OR LICENSEE TO BE INVOLVED IN PROVIDING LOCKSMITH SERVICES;
(VII) KNOWINGLY EMPLOYS OR KNOWINGLY CONTINUES TO EMPLOY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO, UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OR OF ANY STATE, IS CONVICTED OF:
1. A FELONY; OR
2. A MISDEMEANOR THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FITNESS AND QUALIFICATION OF THE EMPLOYEE TO BE INVOLVED IN PROVIDING LOCKSMITH SERVICES; previous page next page
This is Page 12 of HB370, first read February 2009, and now signed into law. This locksmith legislation will help to counter the problem of phony locksmiths that have flooded the printed directories, 411, and the internet with ficticious addresses that mislead consumers needing service into thinking they are calling a local locksmith company. If you are a victim of an unlicensed, illegal locksmith company, Baldino's is here to assist you in repairing criminal break in damage and restore your confidence in what real locksmiths do.
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