# Business Regulation (GBR)

## Title 17. Miscellaneous State Business Licenses

### Subtitle 10. Junk Dealers and Scrap Metal Processors

#### Section 17-1003

(a) A county or municipal governing body in the county in which the license of the junk dealer or scrap metal processor is held shall designate by resolution the primary law enforcement unit to receive records in accordance with Sec. 17-1011(b) of this subtitle.

(b) If a municipal governing body designates a county police department or sheriff as the primary law enforcement unit under this section, the county may designate the Department of State Police as the primary law enforcement unit.

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