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2 HOUSE BILL 370
locksmith services to be licensed on or before a certain date; requiring the
Secretary to submit a certain report including certain information to certain
committees of the General Assembly on or before a certain date; defining certain terms; and generally relating to the licensure and regulation of locksmiths.
BY adding to
Article – Business Regulation
Section 12.5–101 through 12.5–601 to be under the new title:
“Title 12.5. Locksmiths”
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2004 Replacement Volume and 2008 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article – Business Regulation
TITLE 12.5. LOCKSMITHS.
SUBTITLE 1. DEFINITIONS; GENERAL PROVISIONS.
12.5–101.
(A) IN THIS TITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.
(B) “BUSINESS” MEANS A COMMERCIAL ENTITY THAT PROVIDES LOCKSMITH SERVICES.
(C) “FIXED BUSINESS ADDRESS” MEANS A SINGLE PHYSICAL LOCATION IN THE STATE WHERE A LICENSEE REGULARLY CONDUCTS BUSINESS AND ATWHICH THE LICENSEE OR AN EMPLOYEE OF THE LICENSEE IS PHYSICALLY PRESENT:
(1) DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS; OR
(2) OTHER HOURS AS PROVIDED IN THE APPLICATION FOR THE LICENSE.
(D) “LICENSE” MEANS A LICENSE ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY TO PROVIDE LOCKSMITH SERVICES.
(E) “LICENSED LOCKSMITH” MEANS, UNLESS THE CONTEXT REQUIRES OTHERWISE, A BUSINESS THAT IS LICENSED BY THE SECRETARY TO PROVIDE
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This Bill was first read in February 2009, and has been 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 in both emergency and non-emergency situations.
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