<section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-101" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Certification card” means a card issued by the Secretary under § 19–405 of this title to an individual certified as a security guard.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Firm” means a partnership or corporation.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Firm member” means a partner of a partnership or an officer or director of a corporation.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“License” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a license issued by the Secretary to conduct a business to provide security guard services.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>“Licensed security guard agency” means a person who is licensed by the Secretary to conduct a business that provides security guard services.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>“Police officer” has the meaning stated in § 2–101 of the Criminal Procedure Article.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>“Representative member” means a firm member who is appointed under § 19–302(b) of this title to act on behalf of the firm.</text> </level> <level label="j"> <text>“Secretary”, unless the context requires otherwise, means the Secretary of State Police.</text> </level> <level label="k"> <text>“Security guard” means an individual who, regardless of whether the individual is described as a security guard, watchman, or private patrolman or by other title:</text> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>is an employee of a security guard agency; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>provides security guard services to another person on behalf of the security guard agency; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>is an employee of a security guard employer; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>provides security guard services to the security guard employer.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="l"> <level label="1"> <text>“Security guard agency” means a person who conducts a business that provides security guard services.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Security guard agency” does not include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a person that is primarily engaged in the business of owning, maintaining, or otherwise managing property; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a security guard employer.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="m"> <level label="1"> <text>“Security guard employer” means a person who employs security guards only to provide security guard services to the person.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Security guard employer” does not include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a security guard agency;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a video lottery operator, as defined under § 9–1A–01 of the State Government Article;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a sports wagering facility licensee, as defined under § 9–1E–01 of the State Government Article; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a health care facility, as defined under § 19–114 of the Health – General Article.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="n"> <text>“Security guard services” includes any activity that is performed for compensation as a security guard to protect any individual or property, except the activities of an individual while performing as:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a marine guard or ship watchman, regardless of whether the guard or watchman is stationed aboard a ship or on a pier;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a special police officer appointed and while performing under Title 3, Subtitle 3 of the Public Safety Article or § 16–16 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Baltimore City; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an unarmed employee of a bar, tavern, or restaurant.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-201" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Secretary"> <text>Subject to the provisions of this title, the Secretary is responsible for the licensing of security guard agencies and the regulation of those persons who provide security guard services in the State.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-202" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Secretary"> <level label="a"> <text>In addition to any powers set forth elsewhere, the Secretary may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>adopt regulations to carry out this title;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>use any member of the Department of State Police, as necessary, to carry out and enforce this title; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>make inquiries and conduct an investigation regarding any applicant:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for a license; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>for employment with a licensee as a security guard.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the Secretary shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>adopt regulations that set standards for the certification of employees of security guard agencies as security guards;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>keep a roster of the individuals certified as security guards under this title, including on the roster:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the names of individuals certified;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the name of the licensed security guard agency with or by which each individual is associated or employed; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>any other information that the Secretary considers appropriate; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>adopt by regulation a schedule of fines for violations of this title that may be assessed by the Secretary under §§ 19-313 and 19-408 of this title.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-301" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Security Guard Agency Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person shall be licensed by the Secretary as a security guard agency before the person may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>conduct a business that provides security guard services in the State; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>solicit to engage in a business that provides security guard services in the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An individual or a firm may qualify for a license as a security guard agency.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-302" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Security Guard Agency Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>To qualify for a license, an applicant shall meet the requirements of this section.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If the applicant is a firm, the firm shall appoint a firm member as the representative member to make the application on behalf of the firm.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>If the applicant is an individual, the applicant shall be of good character and reputation.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the applicant is a firm, each firm member shall be of good character and reputation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The individual applicant or the representative member shall be at least 25 years old.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The applicant shall meet the experience requirements of § 19-303 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-303" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Security Guard Agency Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “organized police agency” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a police department of the State or of a county or municipal corporation of the State;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a private police department that is allowed to enroll its officers in approved Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission schools and academies; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a law enforcement agency of the United States, of any state, or of any county or municipal corporation of any state.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An individual applicant or, if the applicant is a firm, the representative member shall have:</text> <level label="1"> <text>at least 5 years experience as a full–time private detective certified under Title 13 of this article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>at least:</text> <level label="i"> <text>5 years of experience as a full–time police officer with an organized police agency; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>completed successfully a police officer training course that is recognized and approved by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission;</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>at least 3 years of experience in an investigative capacity as a detective while serving as a police officer with an organized police agency;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>at least:</text> <level label="i"> <text>3 years of experience in an investigative capacity in any unit of the United States, of the State, or of a county or municipal corporation of the State for the purpose of law enforcement; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>completed successfully the police officer training that is recognized and approved by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission;</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>at least:</text> <level label="i"> <text>5 years of experience as a full–time fire investigator for a fire department or law enforcement agency of the State or of a county or municipal corporation of the State; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>completed successfully the training certified by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission or the Maryland Fire–Rescue Education and Training Commission; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <text>at least:</text> <level label="i"> <text>5 years of experience as a full–time correctional supervisor in a correctional facility in the State; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>completed successfully the training required by the Correctional Training Commission.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-304" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Security Guard Agency Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>An applicant for a license shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>submit to the Secretary an application in the manner and format designated by the Secretary;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>submit the documents required under this section; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>pay to the Secretary, in a method approved by the Secretary, the fees required under subsection (b) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the applicant is a firm, the representative member shall complete the application and otherwise be responsible for the firm’s compliance with this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>An applicant for a license shall pay to the Secretary an application fee of:</text> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>$200, if the applicant is an individual; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$375, if the applicant is a firm; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the fees authorized under subsection (c) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>As part of the application for a license, the applicant shall submit to the Secretary the fingerprints required under subsection (c) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If the applicant is a firm, the applicant shall pay the cost of the fingerprint card record checks for each firm member.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department of State Police shall apply to the Central Repository for a State and national criminal history records check for each applicant.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the Department of State Police shall submit to the Central Repository:</text> <level label="i"> <text>two complete sets of the applicant’s legible fingerprints taken in a format approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the fee authorized under § 10–221(b)(7) of the Criminal Procedure Article for access to Maryland criminal history records; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>In accordance with §§ 10–201 through 10–235 of the Criminal Procedure Article, the Central Repository shall forward to the applicant and the Department of State Police a printed statement of the applicant’s criminal history record information.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section shall be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>confidential and may not be disseminated; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>used only for the purpose authorized by this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The subject of a criminal history records check under this section may contest the contents of the printed statement issued by the Central Repository as provided in § 10–223 of the Criminal Procedure Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>If the applicant is an individual, the application provided by the Secretary shall require:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the name of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the age of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the address of the applicant; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the current and previous employment of the applicant.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the applicant is a firm, the application provided by the Secretary shall require:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a list of all of the firm members; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>for each firm member, the same information required regarding an individual applicant under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>For all applicants, the application shall require:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the address of the applicant’s proposed principal place of business and of each proposed branch office;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any trade or fictitious name that the applicant intends to use while conducting the business of the security guard agency;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the submission of a facsimile of any trademark that the applicant intends to use while conducting the business of the security guard agency; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>as the Secretary considers appropriate, any other information to assist in the evaluation of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an individual applicant; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if the applicant is a firm, any firm member.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The application provided by the Secretary shall contain a statement advising the applicant that willfully making a false statement on an application is a misdemeanor, subject to a fine or imprisonment or both, as provided under §§ 19–605 and 19–607 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>If the applicant is an individual, the application shall be signed, under oath, by the individual.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the applicant is a firm, the application shall be signed, under oath, by the representative member, as the representative member, and shall provide proof to the Secretary that the representative member is a member of the firm.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>If the applicant is an individual, the application shall be accompanied by at least three names of individuals who can attest to the character of the applicant.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the applicant is a firm, the application shall be accompanied by at least three names of individuals who can attest to the character of each firm member.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>An applicant for a license who intends to employ one or more individuals as security guards shall submit with the application proof of commercial general liability insurance, as required under § 19–504 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>In addition to meeting the other requirements of this section, a nonresident applicant shall submit a consent and any related document, as required by § 19–505 of this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-305" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Security Guard Agency Licenses"> <text>The Secretary may not issue a license to an applicant whose trade or fictitious name or trademark is so similar to that used by another licensee that the public may be confused or misled by the similarity.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-306" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Security Guard Agency Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Secretary shall issue a license to each applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Secretary shall issue an agency license certificate to each licensed security guard agency and a branch office certificate for each proposed branch office.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Secretary shall include on each agency license certificate that the Secretary issues:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the full name of the licensee;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the location of the principal office and of each branch office of the licensed security guard agency;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the date of issuance of the license;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the date on which the license expires; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the name of the representative member, if the licensee is a firm.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Secretary shall include on each branch office certificate:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the full name of the licensee;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the location of the principal office of the licensee and of the agency branch office for which the certificate is issued;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the date of issuance of the branch office certificate;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the date on which the license of the licensee expires; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the name and agency address of the representative member, if the licensee is applying on behalf of a firm.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-307" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Security Guard Agency Licenses"> <text>While a license is in effect, it authorizes the licensee to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>conduct a business that provides security guard services for compensation or for hire;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>maintain an office for the conduct of business at each location stated in the security guard agency license certificate;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>employ individuals as security guards to provide security guard services to the public on behalf of the licensee; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>represent the licensee to the public as a licensed security guard agency.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-308" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Security Guard 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 date 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 § 19–309 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 § 19–309 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;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>payment for the cost of a fingerprint card record check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>any late fee required under § 19–309 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;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a complete set of the applicant’s legible fingerprints taken in a format approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the statements required under § 19–309 of this subtitle and any other documentation that may be required by the Secretary to renew the agency license under this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>two photographs of the applicant in a format approved by the Secretary.</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> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-309" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Security Guard Agency Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>As a condition for license renewal, a licensee shall submit to the Secretary with the renewal application:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a certification or, as authorized by the Secretary, other documentation that the licensed security guard agency has paid, for the past 3 years, all withholding and Social Security taxes;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a certification or, as authorized by the Secretary, other documentation that the licensed security guard agency has paid, for the past 3 years, all other obligations payable for the employees of the licensed security guard agency to the State or the federal government;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a certificate from an insurance carrier or, as authorized by the Secretary, other documentation showing that the licensed security guard agency has in effect commercial general and workers’ compensation insurance for its covered employees, as defined in § 9-101 of the Labor and Employment Article; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a certificate from the Comptroller’s Office or, as authorized by the Secretary, other documentation showing that the State income tax of the licensed security guard agency has been paid for the past 3 years.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If the Secretary does not receive the documents required under subsection (a) of this section at least 15 days before the license expiration date, the Secretary shall charge the licensee a late fee of $10 per day until the documents are received.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Secretary may inspect any of the business records of a licensee that relate to any matter that is subject to certification or documentation under this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-310" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Security Guard Agency Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Each licensee shall maintain an office in the State.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each licensee shall keep in an office in the State all files or other records that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>are made in the State; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>relate to any business activities in the State.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-311" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Security Guard Agency Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Within 5 days after the change, a licensee shall submit to the Secretary written notice of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the addition of a branch office; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any change in the address or telephone number of an existing office.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The licensee shall submit with the notice:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the agency license certificate; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the proposed change affects an existing branch office, the branch office certificate for that office.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Secretary may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>endorse the change on the agency license certificate and, if applicable, on the branch office certificate of the affected branch office; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>issue a new agency license certificate and, if applicable, a new branch office certificate, both of which shall set forth the same date as the original agency license certificate.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Within 5 days after the occurrence, a firm shall submit to the Secretary written notice of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the withdrawal of any firm member; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the death of any firm member.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-312" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Security Guard Agency Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Each licensed security guard agency shall display at all times:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the agency license certificate in a conspicuous place in the principal office of the security guard agency; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>each branch office certificate in a conspicuous place in the agency branch office for which the certificate was issued.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If an agency license certificate or branch office certificate is lost or destroyed, the licensee immediately shall notify the Secretary.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On receipt of notice of the loss or destruction of an agency license certificate or branch office certificate, the Secretary may issue a duplicate.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-313" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Security Guard Agency Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the hearing provisions of § 19-315 of this subtitle, the Secretary may deny a license to any applicant, reprimand any licensee, fine any licensee or agency, or suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee:</text> <level label="1"> <text>fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license for the applicant or licensee or for another;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>fraudulently or deceptively uses a license;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>aids an individual to obtain or to attempt to obtain fraudulently or deceptively certification under this title as a security guard;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>while not licensed, solicits to engage in or willfully engages in a business providing security guard services in the State;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>while not licensed, willfully advertises:</text> <level label="i"> <text>as a security guard agency; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the provision of security guard services;</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <text>willfully makes a false statement or misrepresentation that an individual is or was in the employ of the applicant or licensee;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>willfully makes a false statement or misrepresentation in any renewal application, in any annual statement, or in any other report or document that the Secretary requires to be submitted;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>fails to notify the Secretary about any change among the firm members or in the address of the principal office or any branch office of a licensee;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>fails to maintain the liability insurance required under § 19-504 of this title; or</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>violates any other provision of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>For purposes of this section, an act or omission of any principal, agent, or employee of an applicant or licensee may be construed to be the act or omission of the applicant or licensee, as well as of the principal, agent, or employee.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-314" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Security Guard Agency Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to this section, the Secretary shall commence proceedings under § 19-313 of this subtitle on the Secretary’s own complaint or on a complaint made to the Secretary by any person.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A complaint shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>be in writing;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>be signed by the complainant; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>state specifically the facts on which the complaint is based.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a complaint is made by any person other than the Secretary, the complaint shall be made under oath by the person who submits the complaint.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>On receipt of a complaint that alleges facts that are grounds for action under § 19-313 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall appoint an officer of the Department of State Police, with the rank of lieutenant or above, as the investigating officer for the complaint.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The investigating officer may assign responsibility for conducting the investigation to other members of the Department of State Police.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>On conclusion of the investigation, the investigating officer shall determine whether there is a reasonable basis to believe that there are grounds for disciplinary action under § 19-313 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the investigating officer finds a reasonable basis as provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary shall act on the complaint as provided under § 19-315 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-315" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Security Guard Agency Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in § 10-226 of the State Government Article, before the Secretary takes any final action under § 19-313 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall give the person against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Secretary.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Secretary shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Secretary may administer oaths in connection with any proceeding under this section.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The hearing notice to be given to the person shall be written and sent at least 10 days before the hearing.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The person may be represented at the hearing by counsel.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>If, after due notice, the person against whom the action is contemplated fails or refuses to appear, nevertheless the Secretary may hear and determine the matter.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-316" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Security Guard Agency Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Within 5 days after the Secretary suspends or revokes the license of a person, the person shall surrender to the Secretary the agency license certificate and each branch office certificate of the person.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Secretary may not refund to a person whose license is suspended or revoked any fee paid under this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-401" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Certification of Security Guards"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section or §§ 10–14A–03 and 10–14B–03 of the State Government Article, a licensed security guard agency may provide an individual for hire as a security guard only if the individual is certified by the Secretary as a security guard.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A licensed security guard agency may provide an uncertified individual for hire as a security guard if:</text> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>the security guard agency has submitted to the Secretary the application of the individual for certification as a security guard, fingerprint cards, and records fee as required under § 19–402(b) of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Secretary has not disapproved the application; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the individual has obtained and currently possesses certification by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission as a police officer.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Except as provided under subsection (d) of this section, a security guard employer may employ a security guard to provide security guard services only if the individual is certified by the Secretary as a security guard.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A security guard employer may employ an uncertified security guard to provide security guard services for the security guard employer if:</text> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>the security guard employer has submitted to the Secretary the application of the individual for certification as a security guard, fingerprint cards, and records fee as required under § 19–402(b) of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Secretary has not disapproved the application; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the individual has obtained and currently possesses certification by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission as a police officer.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>This subtitle does not prohibit a security guard employer from hiring security guards from a licensed security guard agency.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-402" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Certification of Security Guards"> <level label="a"> <text>To qualify for certification as a security guard, an individual shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>meet the standards set by the Secretary;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>be an employee of or an applicant for employment with a licensed security guard agency or a security guard employer;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>be of good moral character and reputation;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>submit to the licensed security guard agency or the security guard employer, for forwarding to the Secretary:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a sworn application in the manner and format designated by the Secretary;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the fingerprints required under § 19–304(c) of this title;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a nonrefundable application fee of $15;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a declaration under the penalties of perjury stating whether:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the individual has been convicted of:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>a disqualifying crime, under § 5–101 of the Public Safety Article; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>a crime of violence, under § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if currently or formerly employed as a police officer, the individual has had any formal findings by a court, hearing board, or other governmental entity of unlawful or excessive use of force or of making a false statement during the individual’s employment with the law enforcement agency; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the individual plans to carry a handgun in the course of providing security guard services; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="v"> <text>documentation that the individual has either:</text> <level label="1"> <text>satisfactorily completed 12 hours of initial security training that is approved by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission under § 19–412 of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>been employed as a police officer in the 3 years immediately preceding the application;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>pay to the licensed security guard agency or the security guard employer, for forwarding to the Secretary, the fees authorized under § 19–304(c) of this title; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>be at least 18 years old.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On receipt from an applicant for certification as a security guard, a licensed security guard agency or security guard employer shall forward to the Secretary the applicant’s application, fingerprint cards, and criminal history records check fees.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an applicant for certification as a security guard shall complete 12 hours of initial security training that is approved by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission under § 19–412 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An applicant for certification may not be required to complete the training specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection if the applicant:</text> <level label="i"> <text>has been employed as a police officer in the 3 years immediately preceding the application; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>provides supporting documentation with the application for certification as a security guard in accordance with subsection (a)(4)(v)2 of this section.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-403" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Certification of Security Guards"> <level label="a"> <text>The Secretary shall certify as a security guard each individual whose application has been submitted as required by this subtitle and who meets the requirements of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Within 5 days after the Secretary denies the application of an individual for certification as a security guard, the Secretary shall send written notice of the denial to the licensed security guard agency that submitted the application.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-404" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Certification of Security Guards"> <text>While certification of an individual as a security guard is in effect, the certification authorizes the individual to represent to the public that the individual is certified by the Secretary for employment as a security guard.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-404.1" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Certification of Security Guards"> <level label="a"> <text>Unless a certification is renewed for a 3–year term as provided in this section, the certification expires on the last day of the certification holder’s birth month.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>At least 90 days, 60 days, and 30 days before a certification expires, the Secretary shall send a renewal notice to a certification holder that states:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the date on which the certification expires; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>that the renewal application for certification must be received and accepted by the Secretary before the date the certification expires.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Secretary shall send a renewal notice under paragraph (1) of this subsection by electronic means to the last known e–mail address of the certification holder.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Before a certification expires, the applicant shall submit to the Secretary in the manner and format designated by the Secretary:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a renewal application; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the amount of the renewal fee in a method approved by the Secretary.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>An individual periodically may renew the certification for an additional 3–year term, if the individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>otherwise is entitled to be certified;</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 $10; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>payment for the cost of a fingerprint card record check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation;</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>satisfactorily completes 8 hours of continuing security training that is approved by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission under § 19–412 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>submits to the Secretary supporting documentation that demonstrates completion of the training; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>submits to the Secretary a renewal application in the manner and format designated by the Secretary.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Secretary may not certify any applicant under this subtitle if the applicant has outstanding obligations under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The Secretary shall renew the certification of each individual who meets the requirements of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Within 5 days after the Secretary refuses to renew the certification of an individual as a security guard, the Secretary shall send written notice of the refusal to the individual who submitted the renewal application.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>At least 90 days before a certification expires, the licensed security guard agency or security guard employer shall submit a declaration to the Secretary under the penalties of perjury stating whether it knows that a certified security guard who provides security guard services on the security guard agency’s behalf or for the security guard employer no longer satisfies all of the criteria for certification under § 19–402 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-405" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Certification of Security Guards"> <level label="a"> <text>The Secretary shall issue to each individual who is certified as a security guard under this subtitle a certification card that identifies the individual as a certified security guard.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to this subsection, the Secretary shall determine the form and content of the certification card.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The certification card shall be of a size and made of materials appropriate for its intended use, as provided under § 19-406 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The certification card shall contain:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a statement that in substance specifies that the individual is certified by the Secretary as a security guard;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any information that the Secretary considers appropriate to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>identify the individual; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>specify the authority of the individual; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the date on which the certification expires.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-406" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Certification of Security Guards"> <level label="a"> <text>At any time that a certified security guard provides a security guard service, the security guard shall carry the certification card issued under § 19-405 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On request of a law enforcement officer, a certified security guard shall show the security guard’s certification card.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-407" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Certification of Security Guards"> <level label="a"> <text>Whenever a security guard is in uniform, the security guard may wear a badge that is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>of a design approved by the Secretary; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>issued by the licensed security guard agency or the security guard employer that employs the security guard.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Whenever a security guard is in uniform, the security guard shall clearly display and wear the clearance card issued by the Secretary which identifies the security guard.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-408" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Certification of Security Guards"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the hearing provisions of § 19–410 of this subtitle, the Secretary may deny certification as a security guard to any applicant, reprimand or fine any individual certified as a security guard, or suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the certification of an individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for any applicable ground under § 19–313 of this title;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if the applicant or individual fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain certification as a security guard for the applicant or individual or for another;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>if the applicant or individual fails to maintain the standards set by the Secretary for certification as a security guard; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>if, under the laws of the United States or of any state, the applicant or individual pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is convicted of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a felony; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a misdemeanor that is directly related to the fitness and qualification of the applicant or individual to be certified as a security guard.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to the hearing provisions of § 19–410 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall deny, revoke, or refuse to renew the certification of a security guard who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>has been convicted of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a disqualifying crime under § 5–101 of the Public Safety Article; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a crime of violence under § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has had any formal findings by a court, hearing board, the Secretary, or other governmental entity of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>unlawful or excessive use of force; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>making a false statement during the security guard’s employment as a police officer with a law enforcement agency; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>has not satisfactorily completed the required continuing security training under § 19–404.1 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A licensed security guard agency or security guard employer shall notify the Secretary within 48 hours if it knows that an individual who provides security guard services on its behalf or for it has been arrested for a crime of violence under § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article or a disqualifying crime under § 5–101 of the Public Safety Article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subject to § 10–226(c)(2) of the State Government Article, the Secretary may impose an emergency suspension of the certification of a security guard who has been arrested for an offense under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-409" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Certification of Security Guards"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to this section, the Secretary shall commence proceedings under § 19-408 of this subtitle on the Secretary’s own complaint or on a complaint made to the Secretary by any person.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A complaint shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>be in writing;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>be signed by the complainant; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>state specifically the facts on which the complaint is based.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a complaint is made by any person other than the Secretary the complaint shall be made under oath by the person who submits the complaint.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>On receipt of a complaint that alleges facts that are grounds for action under § 19-408 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall appoint an officer of the Department of State Police, with the rank of lieutenant or above, as the investigating officer for the complaint.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The investigating officer may assign responsibility for conducting the investigation to other members of the Department of State Police.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>On conclusion of the investigation, the investigating officer shall determine whether there is a reasonable basis to believe that there are grounds for disciplinary action under § 19-408 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the investigating officer finds a reasonable basis as provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary shall act on the complaint as provided under § 19-410 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-410" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Certification of Security Guards"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in § 10-226 of the State Government Article, before the Secretary takes any final action under § 19-408 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Secretary.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Secretary shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Secretary may administer oaths in connection with any proceeding under this section.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The hearing notice to be given to the individual shall be written and sent at least 10 days before the hearing.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The individual may be represented at the hearing by counsel.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>If, after due notice, the individual against whom the action is contemplated fails or refuses to appear, nevertheless the Secretary may hear and determine the matter.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-411" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Certification of Security Guards"> <text>Within 5 days after the Secretary suspends or revokes the certification of an individual as security guard, the individual shall surrender to the Secretary the certification card of the individual.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-412" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Certification of Security Guards"> <level label="a"> <text>The Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission shall identify initial and continuing training programs for security guard certification and renewal of certification, as required in §§ 19–402 and 19–404.1 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The training programs under subsection (a) of this section shall include training on the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>relevant criminal law;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the appropriate use of force;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the use of alternatives to force;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the use of de–escalation techniques; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>promoting appropriate interactions with individuals who:</text> <level label="i"> <text>are under 18 years of age;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>have behavioral health or other disabilities; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>are in crisis.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the training programs identified by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission under subsection (a) of this section shall satisfy the following training requirements:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the 12–hour initial training requirement under § 19–402 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the 8–hour continuing security training under § 19–404.1 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission is unable to identify an initial or continuing training program under subsection (a) of this section, the Commission shall establish an initial or continuing training program that meets the requirements under subsection (b) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission shall prominently publish the list of the programs identified under subsection (a) of this section or established by the Commission under subsection (d) of this section on the Commission’s website.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-413" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Certification of Security Guards"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a security guard must hold a valid permit to carry a handgun under Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the Public Safety Article before carrying a handgun while providing security guard services.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A security guard may not carry a handgun while providing security guard services until:</text> <level label="1"> <text>receiving approval to carry a handgun from the licensed security guard agency or security guard employer;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>notifying the Secretary of the intent of the security guard to carry a handgun while providing security guard services; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the Secretary confirms that the security guard has a valid permit to carry a handgun under Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the Public Safety Article and has not been convicted of a disqualifying crime under § 5–101 of the Public Safety Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-414" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Certification of Security Guards"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section, “use of force” means:</text> <level label="i"> <text>any physical striking of an individual;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any significant physical contact that restricts the movement of an individual, including control techniques; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the detainment of an individual without the individual’s consent.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Use of force” includes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the discharge of a firearm;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the discharge of pepper mace, as defined in § 4–101 of the Criminal Law Article; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the use of an electronic control device, as defined in § 4–109 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Use of force” does not include mere presence, verbal commands, or escorting an individual with minimal resistance.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a security guard shall report any use of force against a person while providing security guard services on behalf of the licensed security guard agency or for the security guard employer to the security guard agency or the security guard employer within 48 hours after the use of force on a form provided by the Secretary.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A security guard is not required to report any use of force against a person within 48 hours after the use of force if the security guard is seriously injured or disabled.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A licensed security guard agency or security guard employer shall, in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection, report any use of force by a security guard while providing security guard services on its behalf or for it to the Secretary within 48 hours after receiving the form completed under subsection (b)(1) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The use of force report under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the type of encounter;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the type of force used;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the location of the incident where force was used;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>whether the individual against whom force was used was arrested and, if known, what charges the individual received;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>whether the individual against whom force was used requested or required medical care;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>whether the security guard requested or required medical care;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>demographic information about any individuals against whom force was used and any security guard involved in the incident, including race, ethnicity, gender, and age; and</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>the form completed under subsection (b)(1) of this section.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-501" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <text>A licensed security guard agency is responsible for the acts of each of its employees while the employee is conducting the business of the agency.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-502" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>The offices of each security guard agency shall be supervised by an individual who:</text> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>holds, as an individual, the license of the security guard agency; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is the representative member of the security guard agency appointed under § 19-302(b) of this title; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has been investigated and approved by the Secretary under this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a security guard agency is a firm, the agency shall notify the Secretary about:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the identity of the individual serving as the representative member of the agency; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>each vacancy in that position.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a security guard agency shall appoint a representative member within 90 days after a vacancy occurs in the position.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the vacancy is caused by the death of or an incapacitating injury to the representative member, the security guard agency shall appoint a replacement within 180 days after the vacancy occurs.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If a licensed security guard agency fails to appoint a representative member as required under subsection (c) of this section, the license of the security guard agency:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is suspended automatically; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>shall remain suspended until the agency complies with the requirements.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Secretary may adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-504" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A security guard agency or security guard employer that employs five or more individuals as security guards shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>maintain commercial general liability insurance, including errors and omissions and completed operations with a $1,000,000 total aggregate minimum; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>submit proof of the required insurance to the Secretary.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A security guard agency or security guard employer that employs fewer than five individuals as security guards shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>maintain commercial general liability insurance, including errors and omissions and completed operations with a $500,000 total aggregate minimum; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>submit proof of the required insurance to the Secretary.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If an applicant for a license or a security guard employer intends to employ one or more individuals as security guards, the applicant shall submit proof of the liability insurance required under subsection (a) of this section to the Secretary with the license application.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Secretary may not issue a license to an applicant to whom the insurance requirements of this section would apply unless the applicant submits proof of the insurance.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Secretary may not authorize the certification of a security guard for a security guard employer unless the security guard employer submits proof of applicable insurance under subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If the insurance required for a security guard agency or security guard employer under this section is canceled, forfeited, or otherwise terminated, both the security guard agency or the security guard employer and the insurer shall notify the Secretary.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If a security guard agency fails to maintain the liability insurance required under this section, the license of the security guard agency:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is suspended automatically;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>shall remain suspended until the agency complies with the requirements; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>may not be reinstated until the agency submits proof of the required insurance to the Secretary.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>If a security guard employer fails to maintain the liability insurance required under this section, the Secretary may prohibit a security guard employer from employing a certified security guard until the security guard employer:</text> <level label="1"> <text>complies with the applicable insurance requirements under subsection (a) of this section; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>submits proof of the required insurance to the Secretary.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-505" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>A nonresident applicant for a license shall submit to the Secretary of State a consent, as provided under this section.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The consent required under this section shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>specify that service of process on the Secretary of State shall bind the applicant in any action, suit, or proceeding brought against the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>specify that an action, suit, or proceeding may be brought against the applicant in any county where:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the cause of action arose; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the plaintiff resides; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>be signed by the representative member of the applicant.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>In addition to submitting a consent, a nonresident applicant shall submit to the Secretary of State a certified copy of a resolution adopted by the firm that confirms that the firm members, board of directors, or other managing board of the firm authorized the representative member to execute and submit the consent on behalf of the firm.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>An applicant who is required under this section to submit a consent or a consent and authorization to the Secretary of State shall submit copies of the signed documents to the Secretary.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Secretary may not issue a license to a nonresident applicant, unless the nonresident applicant complies with the requirements of subsections (a) through (d) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, service of process on the Secretary of State binds a person who has submitted a consent to the Secretary of State, as required under this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If service of process is made on the Secretary of State as authorized under this section, the person initiating the action, suit, or proceeding immediately shall send a copy, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the principal office in the State of the person against whom the action, suit, or proceeding is directed.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>As to any person who submits a consent as required under this section, any action, suit, or proceeding may be brought in any county where:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the cause of action arose; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the plaintiff resides.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-506" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>A security guard agency may not divulge information obtained while providing services unless:</text> <level label="1"> <text>directed by the client for whom the services are provided;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>authorized by subsection (b) of this section; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>required by law.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If, while providing services, a security guard agency obtains any information about a criminal offense, the agency may divulge the information to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a law enforcement officer;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the Attorney General or a representative of the Attorney General; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a State’s Attorney or a representative of a State’s Attorney.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, an individual who is employed by a security guard agency may not divulge to anyone other than to authorized staff of the agency any information that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>was acquired by the employee or other agency staff while providing services for the agency; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>relates to the assignment in which services are provided.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>An employee of a security guard agency may divulge information that is restricted under subsection (c) of this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>as directed by the security guard agency; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on a request made by the Secretary in the course of an investigation by the Secretary.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-507" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “agency equipment” means a badge, clothing, or other equipment that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>belongs to a security guard agency; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>bears the name, trade name, or trademark of the security guard agency.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a security guard agency issues agency equipment for use by an individual who is associated with or employed by the agency, the individual shall return the agency equipment to the agency within 10 days after:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the termination of the individual’s association or employment with the agency; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the written request of an authorized representative of the agency.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-508" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <text>If a certified security guard loses a certification card, the security guard immediately shall give the Secretary notice of the loss and the circumstances regarding the loss.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-601" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <text>A person may not engage in, attempt to engage in, offer to engage in, or solicit to engage in the business of providing security guards for hire in the State unless licensed as a security guard agency by the Secretary.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-602" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <level label="a"> <text>Unless authorized under this title to engage in business for the purpose of providing security guard services, a person may not represent to the public, by use of a title, including “licensed security guard agency”, “security guard agency”, or “security guards”, by description of services, methods, or procedures, or otherwise, that the person is authorized to engage in the business of providing security guard services in the State.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Unless an individual is certified as a security guard under this title, the individual may not represent to the public, by use of a title, including “certified security guard”, or by use of a badge or identification card, that the individual is certified as a security guard under this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-603" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as authorized under this title, a security guard agency may not provide any person with a badge or a certification card or other document indicating that any individual is a security guard.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A certified security guard may not lend the security guard’s certification card or badge to another person or allow another person to use or display the card or badge.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Regardless of any association that an individual may have with a security guard agency, unless authorized under this title, the individual may not wear or carry a badge that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>represents that the individual is a security guard; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>otherwise represents that the individual is associated with a security guard agency.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-604" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A licensee may not display or allow to be displayed the agency license certificate at any location other than the principal office of the licensee, as specified in the certificate.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A licensee may not display or allow to be displayed a branch office certificate at any location other than the branch office specified in the certificate.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A licensee may not knowingly alter, deface, or destroy or knowingly allow the alteration, defacement, or destruction of an agency license certificate or branch office certificate.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-605" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <text>A person may not willfully make a false statement on any application form, annual statement, or other document submitted to the Secretary under this title.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-606" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <text>An individual whom a licensee employs as a security guard may not willfully make a false statement or report to the licensee about services provided by the licensee.</text> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-607" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <level label="a"> <text>A person who violates any provision of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The fines assessed under §§ 19-313 and 19-408 of this title may not exceed $5,000 per violation, or a maximum aggregate of $10,000 for a 2-year license term, and shall be paid to the Secretary within 10 days after final adjudication of any hearing or upon the waiver of any hearing.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 19-313 and 19-408 of this title, the Secretary may fine either the licensed agency or the individual working on behalf of the licensed agency, but not both, for the same violation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-701" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Short Title"> <text>This title may be cited as the “Maryland Security Guards Act”.</text> </section>