Section 17-1202 – License Required
A person must have a license whenever the person keeps a storage warehouse where goods are stored for a fee in the State.
Section 17-1002 – Scope of Subtitle
(a) This subtitle does not apply to: (1) a dealer or pawnbroker licensed under Title 12 of this article; (2) a person doing business other than junk business or scrap metal business whenever the person: (i) buys or transports junk or scrap metal used in the operation of the business; or (ii) transports, for disposal or sale, junk or scrap […]
Section 17-1203 – License Fees
An applicant for a license shall pay to the clerk a license fee of: (1) $30 for a storage warehouse in a municipal corporation with a population of not more than 10,000; (2) $50 for a storage warehouse in a municipal corporation with a population of 10,001 to 20,000; (3) $75 for a storage warehouse in a municipal […]
Section 17-1003 – Designation of Primary Law Enforcement Unit
(a) A county or municipal governing body in the county in which the license of the junk dealer or scrap metal processor is held shall designate by resolution the primary law enforcement unit to receive records in accordance with § 17–1011(b) of this subtitle. (b) If a municipal governing body designates a county police department or sheriff […]
Section 17-1204 – Notice to Buy Insurance
(a) Before a moving and storage firm or warehouse that stores household goods provides any service, the moving and storage firm or warehouse shall give notice to the buyer of the service that the buyer should get insurance to protect the buyer from loss of goods. (b) The notice shall be: (1) in writing; (2) printed in 12-point or […]
Section 17-1005 – Definitions
(a) In Part II of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Agent license” means a license issued by the clerk to act as an agent. (c) “Junk dealer or scrap metal processor license” means a license issued by the clerk to do business as a junk dealer or scrap metal processor. (d) “Nonresident junk dealer” […]
Section 17-1006 – License Required
(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person must have a junk dealer or scrap metal processor license whenever the person does business as a junk dealer or scrap metal processor in the State. (2) This subsection does not apply to a situation in which: (i) a nonresident junk dealer or nonresident scrap metal processor buys […]
Section 17-1007 – Applications for Licenses
An applicant for a State junk license shall: (1) certify to the clerk the applicant’s name and business address; and (2) pay to the clerk a license fee of: (i) $10 for a junk dealer or scrap metal processor license, if the applicant is a resident of the State; (ii) $5 for an agent license, if the applicant is […]
Section 17-1008 – Issuance of License; Record of Licenses
(a) The clerk shall: (1) issue, in numerical order, a State junk license to each applicant who meets the requirements of Part II of this subtitle; and (2) collect an issuing fee of 50 cents per State junk license. (b) The clerk shall keep a record of the name, business address, and license number of each State junk licensee.
Section 17-1009 – Nontransferability of License
A State junk license is not transferable.