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8 HOUSE BILL 370
(1) A COMPLETE NATIONAL AND STATE CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD REPORT FROM THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY IN ACCORDANCE WITH §12.5–203 OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND
(2) DOCUMENTATION OF CURRENT GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE IN THE AMOUNT REQUIRED UNDER § 12.5–204 OF THIS SUBTITLE.
(B) THE SECRETARY SHALL DETERMINE THE SIZE, FORM, AND CONTENT OF ANY LICENSE CERTIFICATE THAT THE SECRETARY ISSUES.
(C) THE SECRETARY:
(1) MAY ISSUE A LICENSE ONLY FOR A FIXED BUSINESS ADDRESS; BUT
(2) MAY NOT ISSUE A LICENSE FOR AN ADDRESS THAT IS:
(I) A HOTEL OR MOTEL ROOM;
(II) A MOTOR VEHICLE;
(III) A POST OFFICE BOX; OR
(IV) A LOCATION THAT DOES NOT MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS OF A FIXED BUSINESS ADDRESS AS DEFINED IN § 12.5–101(D) OF THIS TITLE.
(D) THE SECRETARY MAY NOT ISSUE A LICENSE TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS 18 YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER.
(E) A LICENSE ISSUED UNDER THIS TITLE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE.
12.5–206.
(A) EACH LICENSED LOCKSMITH SHALL ISSUE A PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CARD TO EACH INDIVIDUAL PROVIDING LOCKSMITH SERVICES ON BEHALF OF THE LICENSED LOCKSMITH, INCLUDING EACH INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIED AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE LICENSED LOCKSMITH UNDER § 12.5–202
OF THIS SUBTITLE.
(B) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE LICENSED LOCKSMITH SHALL DETERMINE THE SIZE, FORM, AND CONTENT OF A
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This is Page 8 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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