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(B) ON A REQUEST FOR AN INVOICE OR A RECEIPT FOR SERVICES UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, THE LICENSED LOCKSMITH SHALL
SUBMIT THE ITEM BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS:
(1) BY DELIVERING OR MAILING A COPY OF THE INVOICE OR RECEIPT FOR SERVICES WITHIN 5 BUSINESS DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE
REQUEST; OR
(2) BY TRANSMITTING A COPY OF THE INVOICE OR RECEIPT FOR SERVICES ELECTRONICALLY, IN A FORMAT ACCEPTABLE TO THE RECEIVING
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIT OR THE DEPARTMENT, WITHIN 2 BUSINESS DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE REQUEST.
(C) EACH COPY OF AN INVOICE OR A RECEIPT FOR SERVICES, SUBMITTED TO THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIT OR THE DEPARTMENT, SHALL INCLUDE:
(1) THE LICENSE NUMBER OF THE LICENSED LOCKSMITH; AND
(2) THE INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER § 12.5–301 OF THIS SUBTITLE.
(D) A COPY OF AN INVOICE OR RECEIPT FOR SERVICES SUBMITTED UNDER THIS SECTION:
(1) SHALL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL;
(2) IS NOT A PUBLIC RECORD; AND
(3) IS NOT SUBJECT TO TITLE 10, SUBTITLE 6 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE.
(E) A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIT OR THE DEPARTMENT MAY DESTROY THE COPY OF AN INVOICE OR RECEIPT FOR SERVICES SUBMITTED
UNDER THIS SECTION AFTER 1 YEAR FROM THE DATE THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIT OR THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES THE COPY.
SUBTITLE 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
12.5–401.
EACH LOCKSMITH ADVERTISEMENT, BUSINESS CARD, OR ANY OTHER MEANS OF PROVIDING NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF
THE BUSINESS PROVIDING previous page next page
This is Page 16 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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