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HOUSE BILL 370 13
(VIII) FAILS TO MAINTAIN THE LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIRED UNDER § 12.5–204 OF THIS SUBTITLE;
(IX) ENGAGES IN A PATTERN OF UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES UNDER THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, AS DETERMINED BY A FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER OR JUDICIAL DECISION;
(X) KNOWINGLY USES OR PERMITS THE USE OF ANY OF THE LICENSEE’S OR AN EMPLOYEE OF A LICENSEE’S SKILLS, TOOLS, OR FACILITIES FOR THE COMMISSION OF ANY CRIME;
(XI) WILLFULLY FAILS TO PROVIDE OR WILLFULLY MISREPRESENTS ANY INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED UNDER THIS TITLE;
(XII) VIOLATES THIS TITLE; OR
(XIII) VIOLATES A REGULATION ADOPTED UNDER THIS TITLE.
(2) (I) INSTEAD OF OR IN ADDITION TO REPRIMANDING A LICENSEE OR SUSPENDING OR REVOKING A LICENSE UNDER THIS SUBSECTION,
THE SECRETARY MAY IMPOSE A PENALTY NOT EXCEEDING $5,000 FOR EACH VIOLATION.
(II) TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF THE PENALTY IMPOSED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION, THE SECRETARY SHALL CONSIDER:
1. THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE VIOLATION;
2. THE HARM CAUSED BY THE VIOLATION;
3. THE GOOD FAITH OF THE LICENSEE; AND
4. ANY HISTORY OF PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS BY THE
LICENSEE.
(3) THE SECRETARY SHALL PAY ANY PENALTY COLLECTED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION INTO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE.
(B) THE SECRETARY SHALL CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING FACTS IN THE
GRANTING, DENIAL, RENEWAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF A LICENSE OR
THE REPRIMAND OF AN APPLICANT OR LICENSEE WHEN AN APPLICANT OR
LICENSEE IS CONVICTED OF A FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR DESCRIBED IN
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This is Page 13 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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