§ 9A–403
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. § 9A-403 (2026)
Title 9A. Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors
Subtitle 4. Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 9A–403LinkCopy Citation
(a)
Each individual whom the State, a county, or a local government appoints or employs as a heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration inspector shall:
(1)
each year attend a continuing education course that the Board or, with the approval of the Board, a county or local government conducts; and
(2)
meet minimum standards that are:
(i)
established by the Board; and
(ii)
administered:
(1)
for a county or local government inspector, by the county or local government that appoints or employs the inspectors; and
(2)
for a State inspector by the State.
(b)
An individual may not have any financial interest in any business that provides heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration services while employed by the State, a county, or any local government as a heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration inspector.
(c)
(1)
On appointment or employment, the individual shall place any license that the inspector holds on inactive status subject to § 9A-309 of this title.
(2)
The Board may issue a heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration inspector identification card to an inspector who has placed the appropriate licensee on inactive status.
(3)
On termination of the appointment or employment of an individual as a heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration inspector, the Board shall reactivate the license of the individual who is on inactive status, without examination, if the individual:
(i)
makes a written request to the Board; and
(ii)
pays to the Board a reactivation fee established by the Board.