Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 13-701
This is the official text of Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 13-701, part of Maryland’s Code, Business Occupations and Professions — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§13–701.
Official statutory text
(a) A person may not engage in, attempt to engage in, offer to engage in, or solicit to engage in a business for the purpose of providing private detective services in the State unless licensed as a private detective agency by the Secretary.
(b) An individual may not provide, attempt to provide, offer to provide, or solicit to provide private detective services in the State unless certified as a private detective by the Secretary.
(b) An individual may not provide, attempt to provide, offer to provide, or solicit to provide private detective services in the State unless certified as a private detective by the Secretary.
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