# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 7. Farm Labor Contractors

### Subtitle 3

#### Section 7-312

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Commissioner may require a farm labor contractor to post a surety bond or other security if the Commissioner:

  (1) finds that the farm labor contractor has violated a provision of this title or any order that the Commissioner passes or regulation that the Commissioner adopts; or

  (2) receives a certified record of the finding of a unit of another state or the United States that the farm labor contractor has violated any law that relates to:

    (i) registration as a farm labor contractor; or

    (ii) the employment of, provision of housing for, or transportation of a migrant agricultural worker.

(b) The Commissioner may not require security on the basis of an administrative decision that a court nullifies.

(c) The Commissioner may require security in an amount that the Commissioner considers adequate to ensure compliance with the laws of the State.

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Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)