# Business Regulation (GBR)

## Title 12. Secondhand Precious Metal Object Dealers and Pawnbrokers

### Subtitle 5. Prohibited Acts; Penalties

#### Section 12-501

Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may not do business as a dealer in the State unless the person has a license.

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Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)