Maryland Statutes
Business Regulation
Title 12 - Secondhand Precious Metal Object Dealers and Pawnbrokers

Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions

Section 12-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...

Section 12-102 - Scope of Title - (a) This title does not apply to a transaction that...

Section 12-103 - Regulations - The Secretary may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out...

Section 12-104 - Disposition of Money - The Secretary shall pay all money collected under this title...

Subtitle 2 - Secondhand Precious Metal Object Dealers

Section 12-201 - License Required - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual...

Section 12-202 - Applications for Licenses - (a) (1) An applicant for a license shall: (i) submit...

Section 12-203 - Fees for Employees - Before an individual may begin work for a dealer as...

Section 12-204 - Investigation - (a) In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice...

Section 12-205 - Issuance of License - (a) Upon receipt of a complete national and State criminal...

Section 12-206 - Scope of License - (a) A license authorizes the licensee to do business as...

Section 12-207 - Term, Renewal, and Nontransferability of License; Change of Place of Business - (a) Unless a license is renewed for a 2-year term...

Section 12-208 - Display of License - (a) Each licensee shall display the license conspicuously in the...

Section 12-209 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Grounds; Restraining Order - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided, in this subsection, a...

Section 12-210 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Hearings - (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10-226 of the...

Section 12-211 - Judicial Review - A party to a proceeding under this title who is...

Section 12-212 - Information for Primary Law Enforcement Units - The Secretary shall inform each primary law enforcement unit of...

Section 12-213 - Transactions With Minors Prohibited - A dealer may not acquire a precious metal object, or...

Subtitle 3 - Precious Metal Objects -- Records; Holding Period; Inspection

Section 12-301 - Required Records - (a) (1) Each dealer shall make a written record, on...

Section 12-302 - Contents of Records - (a) In addition to any other information required by the...

Section 12-303 - Retention of Records - Unless otherwise authorized by the Secretary, a dealer shall keep...

Section 12-304 - Copies to Primary Law Enforcement Units - (a) (1) A dealer shall submit the required information from...

Section 12-305 - Holding Period for Precious Metal Objects - (a) (1) (i) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this...

Section 12-306 - Inspection of Records and Precious Metal Objects - (a) A dealer shall allow an authorized law enforcement officer...

Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Provision

Section 12-401 - Release of Stolen Property; Joinder of Trials - (a) This section applies to all dealers and all pawnbrokers...

Section 12-402 - Statement of Ownership - A person that sells an item to a dealer shall...

Section 12-403 - Violation of Title; Compliance - (a) If there is probable cause to believe that a...

Subtitle 5 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties

Section 12-501 - Doing Business Without License - Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may...

Section 12-502 - Penalties - (a) (1) A person who willfully or knowingly violates this...

Subtitle 6 - Short Title

Section 12-601 - Short Title - This title is the Maryland Secondhand Precious Metal Object Dealers...