Section 20-301 – License Required

    Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person shall have a license before the person does business as a buyer in the State.

Section 20-302 – Application

    (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 […]

Section 20-303 – National and State Criminal History Records Check — Required

    Before an individual may begin work as a resident agent for a buyer:         (1)    the buyer 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 § 20–304(b) of this subtitle.

Section 20-304 – National and State Criminal History Records Check — Process

    (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 § 20–301 of this subtitle and individuals whose names must be submitted to the Secretary under § 20–303 of this subtitle shall apply to the Central Repository for a […]

Section 20-305 – Issuance of License

    (a)    On receipt of a complete national and State criminal record report from the Central Repository in accordance with § 20–304 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall issue a license to each applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle.     (b)    The Secretary may not issue a license for an address that is:         (1)    a hotel or motel […]

Section 20-306 – Expiration and Renewal

    (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)    At least 1 month before a license expires, the Secretary shall mail to the licensee, at the last known […]

Section 20-307 – Granting, Denial, Renewal, Suspension, or Revocation of License or Reprimand of Licensee

    (a)    (1)    In this subsection, a buyer’s or an applicant’s agents, employees, management personnel, or partners include only those individuals who are directly involved in transactions on behalf of the buyer or applicant.         (2)    Subject to the hearing provisions of § 20–308 of this subtitle, the Secretary may deny a license to an applicant, reprimand a licensee, or […]

Section 20-308 – Hearing

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in § 10–226 of the State Government Article, before the Secretary takes any final action under § 20–307 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 […]

Section 20-309 – Appeals

    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.

Section 20-310 – Information Provided to Primary Law Enforcement Units

    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.