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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 09.08.01.04" title_num="09" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="01" heading="Corporate or Partnership Licensure.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A corporation or partnership may not act as a home improvement contractor unless it obtains a corporate or partnership home improvement contractor's license.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>To obtain and maintain a corporate or partnership home improvement license, the corporation or partnership shall employ one individual licensed contractor who shall be in responsible charge of the corporation's or partnership's home improvement work.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The corporation or partnership and the individual in responsible charge of the corporation's or partnership's home improvement work shall be jointly and severally responsible for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Payment of any fees required by Business Regulation Article, §§8-302, 8-303, 8-308, and 8-404, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Filing of a bond or other evidence of financial responsibility required by Business Regulation Article, §8-303(c), Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Repayment to the Home Improvement Commission Guaranty Fund pursuant to Business Regulation Article, §8-410, Annotated Code of Maryland, for any payments made to claimants from the Fund on account of violations by the corporation or partnership or the individual in responsible charge.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>For purposes of applying the limitation in Business Regulation Article, §8-405(e)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland, on Fund awards on account of the conduct of any one licensed contractor, the combined liability of a licensed corporation or partnership and the individual in responsible charge of the corporation's or partnership's work may not exceed the limitation in the aggregate.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The Commissions may, pursuant to Business Regulation Article, §8-311, Annotated Code of Maryland, sanction a corporation or partnership for conduct which is in violation of Business Regulation Article, Title 8, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>