(a) An initial license term shall:
(1) Begin on the date the license is issued; and
(2) Expire on December 31 of the year:
(i) In which the license is issued, if the license is issued before November 1; or
(ii) Immediately following the year that the license is issued, if the license is issued on or after November 1.
(b) On or after November 1 of the year in which a license expires, the license may be renewed for an additional 1–year term if the licensee:
(1) Otherwise is entitled to be licensed;
(2) Pays to the Commissioner the renewal fee established under § 12–904 of this subtitle;
(3) Files with the Commissioner a surety bond renewal certificate or a new surety bond required under § 12–914 of this subtitle; and
(4) Submits to the Commissioner a renewal application in the form, and in accordance with the process, that the Commissioner requires.
(c) To the extent required or permitted by NMLS, the Commissioner may determine that licenses issued under this subtitle shall expire on a staggered basis.
(d) A licensee may not renew a license unless, before the submission of the license renewal application, the licensee has transferred the licensee’s licensing information to NMLS in accordance with § 12–906(c) of this subtitle.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 12 - Miscellaneous Institutions and Activities
Subtitle 9 - Maryland Debt Management Services Act
Section 12-902 - Applicability
Section 12-906 - Debt Management Services Without License Prohibited; Requirements
Section 12-907 - License Requirements
Section 12-909 - Fingerprints and Criminal History Records Check
Section 12-910 - Investigation; Time Period; Issuance; Denial
Section 12-911 - Contents of License; Authorization; Transfer; Display; Notice on Website
Section 12-912 - Term, Expiration, and Renewal of License
Section 12-915 - Change of Information Included in the Application
Section 12-916 - Requirements for Providing Debt Management Services
Section 12-917 - Trust Account
Section 12-920 - Prohibited Activities
Section 12-922 - Retention of Books, Accounts, and Records
Section 12-923 - Investigation
Section 12-924 - On-Site Examination
Section 12-925 - License Number to Be Included in Advertisement
Section 12-926 - Denial, Suspension, Revocation of License
Section 12-928 - Enforcement of Subtitle