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<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>
