<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-101" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Business” means a commercial entity that provides locksmith services.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Employee” means an individual employed by a licensed locksmith to provide locksmith services on behalf of the licensed locksmith.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Fixed business address” means a single physical location where a licensee conducts business and at which the licensee or an employee of the licensee is available:</text> <level label="1"> <text>during normal business hours; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>other hours as provided in the application for the license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“License” means a license issued by the Secretary to provide locksmith services.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“Licensed locksmith” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a business that is licensed by the Secretary to provide locksmith services.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>“Local law enforcement unit” means the Department of State Police, a police department in the State, or sheriff in the State:</text> <level label="1"> <text>designated by the county or municipal governing body for a licensee with an in–State fixed business address; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>designated by the Secretary for a licensee with an out–of–state fixed business address.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>“Provide locksmith services” means to engage professionally and for compensation in:</text> <level label="1"> <text>repairing, rebuilding, rekeying, repinning, recombinating, adjusting, or installing mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical locking devices, safes, vaults, or safe deposit boxes; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>operating a mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical locking device or opening safes, vaults, or safe deposit boxes by a means other than that intended by the manufacturer of such locking devices.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-102" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>The purpose of this title is to safeguard the life, health, and property of the residents of Maryland to promote their welfare by regulating persons that provide locksmith services.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-103" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>The provisions of this title may not be construed to prohibit the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>bona fide sales demonstrations to locksmiths or locksmith suppliers by sales representatives who are not licensed;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>emergency opening services by members of police departments, fire departments, or other government agencies in their official line of duty in order to protect against loss of life or property;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the acquisition, making, or use of any key duplication or key blanks;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the replacing of a removable or interchangeable core or recombinating a cylinder in a lock that was specifically designed by the manufacturer to be changed by the end user by use of a key;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the installation, repair, replacement, or rebuilding of a lock by the manufacturer of the lock;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>the installation, repair, replacement, or rebuilding of an automotive lock by an automotive repair and service facility, the lock manufacturer, or the manufacturer’s agent;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>the installation of locks by building trades personnel on projects that require a building permit;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>the installation or replacement of locks by a retailer or the retailer’s agent:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on the premises of the retailer; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>off the premises of the retailer if the installation or replacement of locks is incidental to the retailer’s normal course of business;</text> </level> </level> <level label="9"> <text>the installation or replacement of locks by a security systems technician who is licensed under Title 18 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article; and</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>the installation, repair, replacement, rekeying, or adjusting of locks or lock components for property by an employee or agent of the property owner or a management company.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-104" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>The Secretary may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out this title.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-105" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>The Secretary shall pay all money collected under this title into the General Fund of the State.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-201" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this title or §§ 10–14A–03 and 10–14B–03 of the State Government Article, a business shall be licensed by the Secretary before the business and employees of the business provide locksmith services in the State.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-202" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>The owner of a business or the owner’s designee shall apply on behalf of the business for a license under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>An applicant for a license shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>submit to the Secretary an application on the form that the Secretary provides;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>submit a passport–size photograph, taken within 6 months immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application, of each of the following individuals:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the owner of the business; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>each employee of the applicant;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>provide any other documents or information required by this section or required by the Secretary; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>pay to the Secretary an application fee set by the Secretary.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The application fee is nonrefundable.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The applicant owner or designee shall sign the application under oath.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>In addition to any other information that the Secretary requires, the application shall state:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the name, birth date, and residence address of the following individuals:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the applicant owner or designee; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>each employee of the applicant;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the fixed business address of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a telephone number at which the applicant can be reached during normal business hours, and, if applicable, an electronic mail address;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>each address where the applicant has conducted any business during the 36 months before application;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the driver’s license number of the applicant owner or designee and each employee of the applicant; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>the name of the insurer and policy number of the general liability insurance coverage required under § 12.5–205 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The application form 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 § 12.5–504 of this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-203" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <text>Before an individual may begin work for a licensee as an employee:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the licensee shall submit to the Secretary, on the form that the Secretary provides, the name of the individual; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the individual shall apply for a national and State criminal history records check required under § 12.5–204(b) of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-204" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The owner of a business that is an applicant for a license under § 12.5–202 of this subtitle and an individual whose name is required to be submitted to the Secretary under § 12.5–203 of this subtitle shall apply to the Central Repository for a national and State criminal history records check on a form approved by the Director of the Central Repository.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>As a part of an application to the Central Repository for a national and State criminal history records check, the owner of a business that is an applicant and an individual whose name is required to be submitted to the Secretary under § 12.5–203 of this subtitle shall submit to the Central Repository:</text> <level label="i"> <text>two complete sets of legible fingerprints taken on forms 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 the State 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> <level label="c"> <text>A licensee or applicant may pay for the costs borne by the employee or other individual requiring a criminal history records check under subsection (b) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Central Repository shall provide to the Secretary:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the national and State criminal history records of each individual requiring a criminal history records check under subsection (b) of this section and issue a printed statement listing any convictions and pleas of guilty or nolo contendere to any criminal charge;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an update of the initial criminal history records check for an individual requiring a criminal history records check and issue a revised printed statement listing any convictions and pleas of guilty or nolo contendere to any criminal charge occurring in the State after the date of the initial criminal history records check; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an acknowledged receipt of the application for a criminal history records check by an individual requiring a criminal history records check.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Information obtained by the Secretary from the Central Repository under this section:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is confidential;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may not be redisseminated; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>may be used only for the license purpose authorized by this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not preclude the Secretary from notifying a licensee or an applicant of the approval or disqualification of the employee for employment based on information obtained by the Secretary under this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <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 label="g"> <text>The Secretary shall verify periodically the continued employment or licensure of individuals requiring criminal history records checks in accordance with regulations adopted by the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-205" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>Each licensed locksmith shall maintain general liability insurance:</text> <level label="1"> <text>in the amount of at least $300,000;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>with coverage appropriate for the individual’s circumstances; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Secretary under this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A licensee shall give the Secretary notice of the cancellation of insurance at least 10 days before the effective date of the cancellation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-206" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>The Secretary shall issue a license to each applicant that meets the requirements of this subtitle and on receipt of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a complete national and State criminal history record report from the Central Repository in accordance with § 12.5–204 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>documentation of current general liability insurance in the amount required under § 12.5–205 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Secretary shall determine the size, form, and content of any license certificate that the Secretary issues.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Secretary:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may issue a license only for a fixed business address; but</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not issue a license for an address that is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a hotel or motel room;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a motor vehicle;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a post office box; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a location that does not meet the qualifications of a fixed business address as defined in § 12.5–101(d) of this title.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Secretary may not issue a license to an individual who is 18 years old or younger.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A license issued under this title is not transferable.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-207" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>Each licensed locksmith shall issue a photo identification card to each individual providing locksmith services on behalf of the licensed locksmith, including each individual identified as an employee of the licensed locksmith under § 12.5–202 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the licensed locksmith shall determine the size, form, and content of a photo identification card that the licensed locksmith issues.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The photo identification card issued by a licensed locksmith under this section shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>be composed of durable material;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>include a current passport–size photograph of the individual to whom the photo identification card is issued; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>include the license number and license expiration date of the licensed locksmith’s license.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-208" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <text>While a license is in effect, the license authorizes the licensee and the employees of the licensee to provide locksmith services in the State.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-209" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>A license is issued for a term of 2 years.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Unless a licensee meets the insurance requirements of § 12.5–205 of this subtitle, the Secretary may not renew the license of the licensee.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Unless a license is renewed for a 2–year term as provided in this section, the license expires on the second anniversary of the effective date of the license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A licensee that meets the requirements of this section may obtain a renewal of a license before the license expires for an additional 2–year term.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Once expired, a license may not be renewed.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>At least 60 days before a license expires, the Secretary shall mail or electronically transmit to the licensee:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a renewal application form;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a form that allows a licensee to update the information submitted in the original application or state that the information is current and accurate;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a form that requires the licensee to agree to continue to comply with each requirement applicable to the original application; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a notice that states:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the date on which the current license expires; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the amount of the renewal fee.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If an electronic transmission under paragraph (1) of this subsection is returned to the Secretary as undeliverable, the Secretary shall mail to the licensee, at the last known address of the licensee, the materials required under paragraph (1) of this subsection within 10 business days of the date the Secretary received the notice that the electronic transmission was undeliverable.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Secretary may require a licensee to submit a national and State criminal history records check with the renewal application.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Secretary shall renew the license of each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>A licensee may change the fixed business address for which a license is issued only if the licensee:</text> <level label="i"> <text>submits to the Secretary an application to transfer the license to a new business location on a form that the Secretary provides; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>receives the written approval of the Secretary.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Within 45 days after the application is filed with the Secretary, the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the application and notify the licensee of the approval or disapproval, in writing.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If the Secretary approves a proposed change of fixed business address, the licensee shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>submit to the Secretary a current list of names of each employee to be employed at the new location; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>attach the written approval of the Secretary to the license until an amended license is received by the licensee.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The Secretary may determine that licenses issued under this subtitle shall expire on a staggered basis.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-210" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>Each licensee shall display the license conspicuously in the place of business of the licensee.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A licensee and an employee of a licensee shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>carry a valid photo identification card issued by a licensed locksmith under § 12.5–207 of this subtitle at all times the licensee or employee of a licensee is engaged in providing locksmith services; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>display the valid photo identification card as required by regulation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If a photo identification card is lost or destroyed, the licensee immediately shall notify the licensed locksmith that issued the photo identification card.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>To change the name of a licensee on a license, a licensee shall submit to the Secretary:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an application on the form provided by the Secretary;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the license of the licensee;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>any documentation about the name change that the Secretary requires; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the fee set by the Secretary.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On receipt of the application, fee, and any required documentation, the Secretary shall issue a new license bearing the new name of the licensee.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-211" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to the hearing provisions of § 12.5–212 of this subtitle, the Secretary may deny a license to an applicant, reprimand a licensee, or suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee or an agent, employee, manager, or partner of the applicant or licensee:</text> <level label="i"> <text>fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license or photo identification card for the applicant or licensee or for another person;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>fraudulently or deceptively uses a license or photo identification card;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>presents or attempts to present the license or photo identification card of another licensee or employee of a licensee as the applicant’s or licensee’s license or photo identification card;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>uses or attempts to use an expired, suspended, or revoked license or false photo identification card;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>has a similar license or certificate denied, suspended, or revoked in another jurisdiction;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>under the laws of the United States or of any state, is convicted of a:</text> <level label="1"> <text>felony; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>misdemeanor that is directly related to the fitness and qualification of the applicant or licensee to be involved in providing locksmith services;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>knowingly employs or knowingly continues to employ an individual who, under the laws of the United States or of any state, is convicted of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a felony that is directly related to the fitness and qualification of the employee to be involved in providing locksmith services; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a misdemeanor that is directly related to the fitness and qualification of the employee to be involved in providing locksmith services;</text> </level> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>fails to maintain the liability insurance required under § 12.5–205 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>engages in a pattern of unfair or deceptive trade practices under the Consumer Protection Act, as determined by a final administrative order or judicial decision;</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>knowingly uses or permits the use of any of the licensee’s or an employee of a licensee’s skills, tools, or facilities for the commission of any crime;</text> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>willfully fails to provide or willfully misrepresents any information required to be provided under this title;</text> </level> <level label="xii"> <text>violates this title; or</text> </level> <level label="xiii"> <text>violates a regulation adopted under this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>Instead of or in addition to reprimanding a licensee or suspending or revoking a license under this subsection, the Secretary may impose a penalty not exceeding $5,000 for each violation.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>To determine the amount of the penalty imposed under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the seriousness of the violation;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the harm caused by the violation;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the good faith of the licensee; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>any history of previous violations by the licensee.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Secretary shall pay any penalty collected under this subsection into the General Fund of the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Secretary shall consider the following facts in the granting, denial, renewal, suspension, or revocation of a license or the reprimand of an applicant or licensee when an applicant or licensee is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor described in subsection (a)(1)(vi) of this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the nature of the crime;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the relationship of the crime to the activities authorized by the license;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>with respect to a felony, the relevance of the conviction to the fitness and qualification of the applicant or licensee to act as a locksmith;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the length of time since the conviction; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the behavior and activities of the applicant or licensee before and after the conviction.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-212" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in § 10–226 of the State Government Article, before the Secretary takes any final action under § 12.5–211 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 a proceeding under this section.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If, after due notice, the person against whom the action is contemplated does not appear, nevertheless the Secretary may hear and determine the matter.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-213" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <text>Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the Secretary in a contested case, as defined in § 10–202 of the State Government Article, may take an appeal as allowed in Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-214" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <text>The Secretary shall inform each local law enforcement unit of each license that is issued, renewed, changed to a new business location, denied, suspended, or revoked.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-301" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Records"> <text>Each licensed locksmith shall include on each invoice or receipt for services the following information regarding each service call:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the address where the services were provided by the locksmith;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the type of lock being serviced;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the vehicle identification number, if applicable;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the quoted cost of the service provided to the customer prior to agreeing to provide the service; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the actual cost of the service paid by the customer.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-302" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Records"> <text>Unless otherwise authorized by the Secretary, a licensed locksmith shall keep a copy of each invoice or receipt for services required by this subtitle, at the fixed business address provided by the licensee to the Secretary, for 3 years after the date of the service call and, on reasonable notice from the Department, make required records available for inspection by the Department.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-303" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Records"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A licensed locksmith shall provide to a local law enforcement unit or the Department a copy of each invoice or receipt for services requested by either a local law enforcement unit or the Department.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Secretary shall encourage licensed locksmiths to develop a system for maintaining the records required by this subtitle electronically.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On a request for an invoice or a receipt for services under subsection (a) of this section, the licensed locksmith shall submit the item by one of the following methods:</text> <level label="1"> <text>by delivering or mailing a copy of the invoice or receipt for services within 5 business days after receiving the request; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>by transmitting a copy of the invoice or receipt for services electronically, in a format acceptable to the receiving local law enforcement unit or the Department, within 2 business days after receiving the request.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Each copy of an invoice or a receipt for services, submitted to the local law enforcement unit or the Department, shall include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the license number of the licensed locksmith; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the information required under § 12.5–301 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A copy of an invoice or receipt for services submitted under this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall be kept confidential;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is not a public record; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>is not subject to Title 4 of the General Provisions Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A local law enforcement unit or the Department may destroy the copy of an invoice or receipt for services submitted under this section after 1 year from the date the local law enforcement unit or the Department receives the copy.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-401" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <text>Each locksmith advertisement, business card, or any other means of providing notice to the public of the business providing locksmith services shall include the name of the licensed locksmith and the license number of the licensed locksmith.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-501" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <text>A person may not knowingly use or permit the use of the licensee’s or an employee of the licensee’s skills, tools, or facilities to aid or abet an unlicensed locksmith in any activity for which a locksmith license is required for the commission of a crime.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-502" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <text>A licensed locksmith or employee of a licensed locksmith may not willfully or deliberately disregard any building or safety laws of the State or local government unit.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-503" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <text>A licensed locksmith or employee of a licensed locksmith may not fail in any material respect to complete the installation, repair, opening, or modification of a lock for the price stated in the contract for services.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-504" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <text>Except for a violation of § 12.5–505(a) of this subtitle, a person that violates any provision of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or both.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-505" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may not act as, offer to act as, hold oneself out as, or impersonate a locksmith in the State unless the person is a licensee or employee of a licensee.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person that violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on first conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 and, on second or subsequent conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-506" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the notice and hearing provisions of Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article, the Secretary may bring a civil administrative action against a person that violates § 12.5–505(a) of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>After a hearing, if the Secretary finds that a person has violated § 12.5–505(a) of this subtitle, the Secretary may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>order the person to cease and desist from unlawful practice; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>impose a civil penalty not exceeding $100 for each day of unlawful practice.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Any person aggrieved by a decision and order of the Secretary under this section may take an appeal as allowed in Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-507" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies only if there is no greater criminal penalty provided under this title or other applicable law.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person that engages in repeated violations of the provisions of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-601" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Short Title"> <text>This title may be cited as the “Maryland Locksmiths Act”.</text> </section>