Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 11-209
This is the official text of Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 11-209, part of Maryland’s Code, Financial Institutions — regulates banks and lenders.
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§11–209.
Official statutory text
(a) An initial license term shall:
(1) Begin on the date the license is issued; and
(2) Expire on December 31 of the year:
(i) In which the license is issued, if the license is issued before November 1; or
(ii) Immediately following the year in which the license is issued, if the license is issued on or after November 1.
(b) On or after November 1 of the year in which a license expires, the license may be renewed for an additional 1–year term, if the licensee:
(1) Otherwise is entitled to be licensed;
(2) Pays to the Commissioner a renewal fee of $850; and
(3) Submits to the Commissioner a renewal application in the form, and in accordance with the process, that the Commissioner requires.
(c) The Commissioner may waive the requirements of § 11–205(1) and (2) of this subtitle for the renewal of a license.
(d) To the extent required or permitted by NMLS, the Commissioner may determine that licenses issued under this subtitle shall expire on a staggered basis.
(e) A licensee may not renew a license unless, before the submission of the license renewal application, the licensee has transferred the licensee’s licensing information to NMLS in accordance with § 11–203.1(c) of this subtitle.
(1) Begin on the date the license is issued; and
(2) Expire on December 31 of the year:
(i) In which the license is issued, if the license is issued before November 1; or
(ii) Immediately following the year in which the license is issued, if the license is issued on or after November 1.
(b) On or after November 1 of the year in which a license expires, the license may be renewed for an additional 1–year term, if the licensee:
(1) Otherwise is entitled to be licensed;
(2) Pays to the Commissioner a renewal fee of $850; and
(3) Submits to the Commissioner a renewal application in the form, and in accordance with the process, that the Commissioner requires.
(c) The Commissioner may waive the requirements of § 11–205(1) and (2) of this subtitle for the renewal of a license.
(d) To the extent required or permitted by NMLS, the Commissioner may determine that licenses issued under this subtitle shall expire on a staggered basis.
(e) A licensee may not renew a license unless, before the submission of the license renewal application, the licensee has transferred the licensee’s licensing information to NMLS in accordance with § 11–203.1(c) of this subtitle.
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