Maryland Statutes
Business Occupations and Professions
Title 19 - Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification

Subtitle 1 - Definitions

Section 19-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...

Subtitle 2 - Secretary

Section 19-201 - Responsibility - Subject to the provisions of this title, the Secretary is...

Section 19-202 - Powers; Duties - (a) In addition to any powers set forth elsewhere, the...

Subtitle 3 - Security Guard Agency Licenses

Section 19-301 - License Required; Individual or Firm May Qualify - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person...

Section 19-302 - Qualifications of Applicants - (a) To qualify for a license, an applicant shall meet...

Section 19-303 - Experience and Training - (a) In this section, “organized police agency” means: (1) a...

Section 19-304 - Applications for Licenses - (a) (1) An applicant for a license shall: (i) submit...

Section 19-305 - Misleading Trade Name or Trademark - The Secretary may not issue a license to an applicant...

Section 19-306 - Issuance and Contents of Licenses, License Certificates, and Branch Office Certificates - (a) (1) The Secretary shall issue a license to each...

Section 19-307 - Scope of Licenses - While a license is in effect, it authorizes the licensee...

Section 19-308 - Term and Renewal of Licenses -- in General - (a) By regulation, the Secretary shall stagger the terms of...

Section 19-309 - Conditions for Renewal - (a) As a condition for license renewal, a licensee shall...

Section 19-310 - Maintenance of Office in State - (a) Each licensee shall maintain an office in the State....

Section 19-311 - Circumstances Requiring Written Notice to Secretary - (a) (1) Within 5 days after the change, a licensee...

Section 19-312 - Display of Agency License Certificates and Branch Office Certificates; Loss or Destruction of Certificates - (a) Each licensed security guard agency shall display at all...

Section 19-313 - Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License -- Grounds - (a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 19-315 of...

Section 19-314 - Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License -- Commencement of Proceedings; Investigation - (a) Subject to this section, the Secretary shall commence proceedings...

Section 19-315 - Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License -- Hearings - (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10-226 of the...

Section 19-316 - Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License -- Surrender of License - (a) Within 5 days after the Secretary suspends or revokes...

Subtitle 4 - Certification of Security Guards

Section 19-401 - Certification - (a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 19-402 - Qualifications and Requirements - (a) To qualify for certification as a security guard, an...

Section 19-403 - Issuance of Certification; Written Notice of Denial - (a) The Secretary shall certify as a security guard each...

Section 19-404 - Scope of Certification - While certification of an individual as a security guard is...

Section 19-404.1 - Certification Terms; Renewals - (a) By regulation, the Secretary shall stagger the terms of...

Section 19-405 - Certification Card - (a) The Secretary shall issue to each individual who is...

Section 19-406 - Possession of Certification Card - (a) At any time that a certified security guard provides...

Section 19-407 - Badge; Clearance Card - (a) Whenever a security guard is in uniform, the security...

Section 19-408 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Grounds - Subject to the hearing provisions of § 19-410 of this...

Section 19-409 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Commencement of Proceedings - (a) Subject to this section, the Secretary shall commence proceedings...

Section 19-410 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Hearings - (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10-226 of the...

Section 19-411 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Surrender of Certification Card - Within 5 days after the Secretary suspends or revokes the...

Subtitle 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 19-501 - Agency Responsible for Acts of Employees - A licensed security guard agency is responsible for the acts...

Section 19-502 - Supervision of Security Guard Agency; Appointment of Representative Member - (a) The offices of each security guard agency shall be...

Section 19-504 - Liability Insurance - (a) A security guard agency that employs five or more...

Section 19-505 - Consent - (a) A nonresident applicant for a license shall submit to...

Section 19-506 - Information Obtained While Providing Services - (a) A security guard agency may not divulge information obtained...

Section 19-507 - Agency Equipment - (a) In this section, “agency equipment” means a badge, clothing,...

Section 19-508 - Loss of Certification Card - If a certified security guard loses a certification card, the...

Subtitle 6 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties

Section 19-601 - Providing Security Guards for Hire Without License - A person may not engage in, attempt to engage in,...

Section 19-602 - Misrepresentation - (a) Unless authorized under this title to engage in business...

Section 19-603 - Restrictions on Use of Badge or Certification Card - (a) Except as authorized under this title, a security guard...

Section 19-604 - Display of Agency License Certificate or Branch Office Certificate; Alteration, Defacement, or Destruction - (a) (1) A licensee may not display or allow to...

Section 19-605 - False Statements on Submitted Documents - A person may not willfully make a false statement on...

Section 19-606 - False Statements Concerning Services Provided by Licensee - An individual whom a licensee employs as a security guard...

Section 19-607 - Penalties - (a) A person who violates any provision of this title...

Subtitle 7 - Short Title

Section 19-701 - Short Title - This title may be cited as the “Maryland Security Guards...