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<section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="18-401" title_number="18" title_name="Security Systems Technicians" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In order to obtain a license, an applicant shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>execute a fidelity bond as provided in subsection (c) of this section; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>maintain general liability insurance as provided in subsection (d) of this section; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>maintain in an office in the State, documents or other records that are made in the State or relate to a service performed in the State and make those records available for inspection by the Secretary for compliance with this title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Secretary may not issue or renew a license or registration unless the applicant, licensee, or registrant submits proof of compliance with subsection (a) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The fidelity bond required by subsection (a)(1) of this section shall cover all individuals who:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>are licensed to provide security systems services, are registered as security systems technicians, or have access to circumventional information; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>are applicants for a license or registration.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The fidelity bond shall be used for the benefit of any person injured on the premises of a consumer of security systems services by any fraudulent or dishonest act of a licensee, a security systems technician, or other individual who has access to circumventional information that is willful or malicious.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The applicant for a license or registration shall submit a copy of the fidelity bond to the Secretary with the license or registration application.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The amount of the fidelity bond required under subsection (c)(1) of this section shall be at least $50,000.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The total liability of the surety to all insured persons under the fidelity bond may not exceed the sum of the fidelity bond.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <level label="i">
        <text>If an employer’s fidelity bond is canceled, forfeited, or terminated by the surety, the surety shall immediately notify the Secretary.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If a surety fails to notify the Secretary as required by this paragraph, the fidelity bond shall continue in effect until the notice is given to the Secretary.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>General liability insurance required by subsection (a)(1)(ii) of this section shall be in the amount of at least $50,000.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An applicant for a license or registration shall submit proof of insurance meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection to the Secretary with the application.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If the general liability insurance required under this section is canceled, the insured shall immediately notify the Secretary.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>If an agency fails to maintain the required fidelity bond or liability insurance as required in this section, upon notification, the Secretary:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>shall suspend the license; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>may not reinstate the license until the agency submits proof of the required bond or insurance to the Secretary.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>In addition to § 18-504 of this title, a court of competent jurisdiction may enjoin the operation of any employer who violates the requirements of this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
