(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual shall have a license before the individual does business as a dealer in the State. (b) Except those pawnbrokers who are exempt from State licensing under § 12-102(c) of this title, all pawnbrokers must be licensed as dealers.
(a) (1) An applicant for a license shall: (i) submit to the Secretary an application on the form that the Secretary provides; and (ii) pay to the Secretary an application fee of $300. (2) The application fee is nonrefundable. (b) The applicant shall sign the application under oath. (c) In addition to any other information that the Secretary requires, the application shall […]
Before an individual may begin work for a dealer as an employee: (1) the dealer shall submit to the Secretary, on the form that the Secretary provides, the name of the individual; and (2) the individual shall apply for a national and State criminal history records check required under § 12-204(b) of this subtitle.
(a) In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. (b) Applicants for licenses under § 12–201 of this subtitle and individuals whose names must be submitted to the Secretary under § 12–203 of this subtitle shall apply to the Central Repository for a […]
(a) Upon receipt of a complete national and State criminal record report from the Central Repository in accordance with § 12-204 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall issue a license to each applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle. (b) The Secretary: (1) may issue a license only for a fixed business address; but (2) may not issue […]
(a) A license authorizes the licensee to do business as a dealer only at the address for which the license is issued. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a dealer who holds a license under this subtitle may: (1) make purchases at an estate and judicial sale; and (2) transact business at the residence of the owner of […]
(a) Unless a license is renewed for a 2-year term as provided in this section, the license expires on the first April 30 that comes: (1) after the effective date of the license; and (2) in an even-numbered year. (b) (1) At least 1 month before a license expires, the Secretary shall mail or electronically transmit to the licensee: (i) a […]
(a) Each licensee shall display the license conspicuously in the place of business of the licensee. (b) (1) Only a licensed dealer may advertise for the commercial trading with the public or acquiring from the public in secondhand precious metal objects. (2) An advertisement for the commercial trading with the public or acquiring from the public in secondhand precious […]
(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided, in this subsection, a dealer’s or applicant’s agents, employees, management personnel, or partners include only those individuals who are directly involved in pawn transactions or the acquisition or sale of secondhand precious metals on behalf of the dealer or applicant. (2) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 12-210 of this subtitle, […]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10-226 of the State Government Article, before the Secretary takes any final action under § 12-209 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Secretary. (b) The Secretary shall give notice and hold the hearing in […]
A party to a proceeding under this title who is aggrieved by a final decision of the Secretary in a contested case, as defined in § 10-202 of the State Government Article, may take an appeal as allowed in §§ 10-222 and 10-223 of the State Government Article.
The Secretary shall inform each primary law enforcement unit of each license that is issued, renewed, changed to a new business location, denied, suspended, or revoked.
A dealer may not acquire a precious metal object, or take any merchandise in a pawn transaction, from an individual who is a minor.
