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<section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="13-308" title_number="13" title_name="Private Detectives" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Private Detective Agency Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <text>By regulation, the Secretary shall stagger the terms of the licenses.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Unless a license is renewed for a 3–year term as provided in this section, the license expires on the day that the Secretary sets.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>At least 1 month before a license expires, the Secretary shall electronically transmit to the licensee a notice that states:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the date on which the current license expires;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>that the Secretary must receive the renewal application and the statements required under § 13–309 of this subtitle, at least 15 days before the license expiration date, for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the license expires;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the amount of the renewal fee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>that, if the statements required under § 13–309 of this subtitle are not received at least 15 days before the license expiration date, a fee of $10 per day shall be charged against the licensee until the statements are received; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>that the submission of a false statement in the renewal application or in the annual statements is cause for revocation of the license.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A licensee periodically may renew the license for an additional 3–year term, if the licensee:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>otherwise is entitled to be licensed;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>pays to the Secretary in a method approved by the Secretary:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a renewal fee of:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>$200, if the licensee is an individual; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>$400, if the licensee is a firm; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>any late fee required under § 13–309 of this subtitle; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>submits to the Secretary:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a renewal application in the manner and format designated by the Secretary; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the statements required under § 13–309 of this subtitle.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Secretary shall renew the license of each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
