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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12-205" title_number="12" title_name="Secondhand Precious Metal Object Dealers and Pawnbrokers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Secondhand Precious Metal Object Dealers">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Upon receipt of a complete national and State criminal record report from the Central Repository in accordance with § 12-204 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall issue a license to each applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <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 which does not meet the qualifications as defined in § 12-101(d) of this title.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Secretary may not issue more than 1 license for any single business location unless the dealers at that location are in partnership.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Secretary may not issue a license to a minor.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Whenever a license is suspended or revoked, another license may not be issued to a dealer for the same business location unless the applicant provides the documentation and information, which the Secretary establishes by regulation, is necessary to demonstrate that the applicant will be engaging in a business which is separate and independent from the business of the revoked or suspended license.</text>
  </level>
</section>
