# Commercial Law (GCL)

## Title 14. Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions

### Subtitle 12. Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies

#### Section 14-1216

(a) To submit a registration, a consumer reporting agency shall:

  (1) Submit to the Commissioner a registration on the form that the Commissioner provides;

  (2) Unless granted an exemption by the Commissioner, file with the Commissioner a bond or bond alternative as required under Sec. 14-1217 of this subtitle; and

  (3) Fulfill any other requirements for registration.

(b) The registration shall include any information that the Commissioner requires by regulation.

(c) A registration is not complete unless it meets the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section.

(d) Except as provided in Sec. 14-1226 of this subtitle, all fees and other revenues collected under this subtitle shall be deposited into the Non-Depository Special Fund established under Sec. 2-120 of the Financial Institutions Article.

(e) The Commissioner may require a consumer reporting agency to register through NMLS or through other means specified by the Commissioner by regulation.

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