Regulation .02 Registration.
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A.
To volunteer or work for a licensee or registrant, an individual shall be registered with the Administration as an agent.
B.
Agent registration shall be conducted pursuant to Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §36-501, Annotated Code of Maryland.
C.
A licensee shall apply to register an agent by submitting to the Administration:
(1)
The name, address, date of birth, and Social Security Number or Individual Tax Identification Number of an agent;
(2)
Documentation of the submission of fingerprints of the agent of to the Criminal Justice Information System’s Central Repository in accordance with Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §36-505, Annotated Code of Maryland;
(3)
The request for the criminal history record information of the agent to be forwarded to the Administration.
D.
As a condition of registration, an agent shall report to the Administration a conviction of or plea of nolo contendere to a crime involving moral turpitude within 14 days of the conviction or plea.
E.
The Administration may:
(1)
Disqualify as an agent an individual who has been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to a crime involving moral turpitude, whether or not any appeal or other proceeding is pending to have the conviction or plea set aside;
(2)
Revoke the registration of an agent who is convicted of or pleads nolo contendere to a crime involving moral turpitude, whether or not any appeal or other proceeding is pending to have the conviction or plea set aside; and
(3)
Disqualify as an agent an individual who previously had a registration revoked under Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §36-202(a)(7), Annotated Code of Maryland, or for good cause.
F.
The Administration may not deny a cannabis agent registration based on any cannabis-related offense occurring before July 1, 2023.