# Sec. 5-218. Applications for Swimming Pool Operators' Licenses

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 5-218. Applications for Swimming Pool Operators' Licenses

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 5-218 (2026)

(a) Application for a pool operator's license must be made to the Department by submitting the following:

  (1) A completed application along with the appropriate fee and a recent photograph clearly showing the applicant's facial features when trimmed to a size of two inches by two inches;

  (2) Documentation that applicant is sixteen (16) years of age or older; and

  (3) Original written evidence of successful completion of an approved pool operators course; or

  (4) A valid pool operator's license from a local jurisdiction with a reciprocal agreement on licensure with the Department; or

  (5) When previous experience/training is documented, a passing grade of seventy-five percent (75%) on a challenge exam offered by the Health Officer.

(b) License renewals will be issued upon receipt of the following:

  (1) A completed application along with the appropriate fee; and

  (2) Proof of having completed an approved four-hour refresher course or the equivalent in continuing education.

(c) To reinstate a revoked license, an operator must pass the Department's challenge exam.

(d) The Health Department may offer its own four-hour refresher course for applicants for license renewal, but applicants are not required to take the Department's version of the course in order to qualify for license renewal.