Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 18-3A-09
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§18–3A–09.
Official statutory text
Subject to the hearing provisions of § 18-3A-10 of this subtitle, the Secretary may deny registration to any applicant, reprimand any registrant, fine any registrant, or suspend or revoke a registration if the applicant or registrant:
(1) fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a registration for the applicant or registrant or for another;
(2) fraudulently or deceptively uses a registration;
(3) has a similar license or registration denied, suspended, or revoked in another jurisdiction;
(4) pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is convicted of a felony, theft offense, or crime of moral turpitude;
(5) aids an individual in obtaining or attempting to obtain fraudulently or deceptively registration under this title;
(6) while not registered as a security systems technician and employed by or under contract with a security systems agency licensed under this title, solicits to engage in or willfully engages in personally providing security systems services;
(7) while not registered as a security systems technician and employed by or under contract with a security systems agency licensed under this title, willfully advertises as a security systems technician;
(8) willfully makes a false statement or misrepresentation in any renewal application or in any other document that the Secretary requires to be submitted; or
(9) violates any other provision of this title or any regulation adopted by the Secretary under this title.
(1) fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a registration for the applicant or registrant or for another;
(2) fraudulently or deceptively uses a registration;
(3) has a similar license or registration denied, suspended, or revoked in another jurisdiction;
(4) pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is convicted of a felony, theft offense, or crime of moral turpitude;
(5) aids an individual in obtaining or attempting to obtain fraudulently or deceptively registration under this title;
(6) while not registered as a security systems technician and employed by or under contract with a security systems agency licensed under this title, solicits to engage in or willfully engages in personally providing security systems services;
(7) while not registered as a security systems technician and employed by or under contract with a security systems agency licensed under this title, willfully advertises as a security systems technician;
(8) willfully makes a false statement or misrepresentation in any renewal application or in any other document that the Secretary requires to be submitted; or
(9) violates any other provision of this title or any regulation adopted by the Secretary under this title.
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