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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 29.04.05.06" title_num="29" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="05" heading="License Applications for Security Systems Agencies.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in Regulation .07 of this chapter, a person shall be licensed by the Secretary before engaging in the business of providing security systems services in the State.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>If the applicant for a license is a firm, the firm shall appoint a firm member as the representative member to make the application on behalf of the firm. Each firm member, representative member, and individual license applicant shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be at least 18 years old;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Be of good moral character;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Complete the license application approved by the Secretary which contains a statement that willfully making a false statement on the application is a misdemeanor, subject to a fine or imprisonment, or both, as provided under Regulation .18 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Submit with the application:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>At least two recommendations for the applicant, signed, under oath, by reputable citizens of the applicant's state of residence or the state where business is to be conducted,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A complete set of the applicant's legible fingerprints taken on forms approved by the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A copy of a bond or insurance in accordance with Regulation .14 of this chapter, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>One of the following:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Two clear and legible passport style color photographs 2 inches square, of the applicant's head and shoulders, on a light solid background, without sunglasses, hats, or other obstructions as determined by the Secretary; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A 3.5 inch computer disc containing the required photograph if the image is in a joint photographic experts groups (jpeg) format, only containing the image of the applicant's head and shoulders that can be edited to passport size, using not more than 50 kilobytes of disc space; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Maintain, in an office in the State, documents or other records that are made in the State or relate to a service performed in the State.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Each firm shall pay an application fee of $150 which includes the cost of the Maryland and national criminal record check. If the applicant is a firm, each firm member shall pay the cost of the Maryland and national criminal records checks.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The Secretary shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Make inquiries and conduct an investigation regarding an applicant; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Conduct a State and national criminal record check for each applicant.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A license shall be issued to each applicant who meets the requirements of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Each issued license shall include the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Full name of the licensee;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Current address of the licensee;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Date of issuance of the license; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Date on which the license expires.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>A photo identification card shall be issued to each individual licensee who meets the requirements of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Each identification card issued shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A photograph of the applicant; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The date on which the card expires.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>