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18 HOUSE BILL 370
(A) SUBJECT TO THE NOTICE AND HEARING PROVISIONS OF TITLE 10, SUBTITLE 2 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE SECRETARY MAY
BRING A CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION AGAINST A PERSON THAT VIOLATES §12.5–505(A) OF THIS SUBTITLE.
(B) AFTER A HEARING, IF THE SECRETARY FINDS THAT A PERSON HAS VIOLATED § 12.5–505(A) OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE SECRETARY MAY:
(1) ORDER THE PERSON TO CEASE AND DESIST FROM UNLAWFUL PRACTICE; AND
(2) IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY NOT EXCEEDING $100 FOR EACH DAY OF UNLAWFUL PRACTICE.
(C) ANY PERSON AGGRIEVED BY A DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SECRETARY UNDER THIS SECTION MAY TAKE AN APPEAL AS ALLOWED IN TITLE
10, SUBTITLE 2 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE.
12.5–507.
(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IF THERE IS NO GREATER CRIMINAL PENALTY PROVIDED UNDER THIS TITLE OR OTHER APPLICABLE LAW.
(B) A PERSON THAT ENGAGES IN REPEATED VIOLATIONS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION
IS SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $5,000.
SUBTITLE 6. SHORT TITLE.
12.5–601.
THIS TITLE MAY BE CITED AS THE “MARYLAND LOCKSMITHS ACT”.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That on or before July 1, 2010, a person providing locksmith services shall be licensed by the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation subject to the qualification and application requirements of Title 12.5, Subtitle 2 of the Business Regulation Article.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That on or before October 1, 2012, the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation shall report to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Economic Matters Committee,
in accordance with §2–1246 of the State Government Article, on: previous page next page
This is Page 18 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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