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<section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="18-3A-08" title_number="18" title_name="Security Systems Technicians" subtitle_number="3A" subtitle_name="Registration">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Secretary shall temporarily register any individual who:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>does not have the training required under § 18–3A–02(b) of this subtitle but otherwise meets the requirements for registration under this title; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>does not have the State and national criminal history records check required under § 18–3A–04(a) of this subtitle.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the Secretary determines after a preliminary background investigation that the issuance of a temporary registration to an individual would result in a potential threat to public safety, the Secretary may refuse to temporarily register that individual.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Temporary registration of a registrant under this section shall expire at the earlier of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>if the temporary registration was issued pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section, acquisition by the registrant of the training required under § 18-3A-02(b) of this subtitle; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>if the temporary registration was issued pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section, completion of the State and national criminal records check required under § 18-3A-04(a) of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>An applicant obtaining temporary registration under this section:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>shall receive a form of identification as determined by the Secretary; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>shall work under the supervision of an individual who has met the requirements of §§ 18-3A-02, 18-3A-03, and 18-3A-04 of this subtitle and is registered under § 18-3A-05 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
