(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Commissioner may require a farm labor contractor to post a surety bond or other security if the Commissioner:
(1) finds that the farm labor contractor has violated a provision of this title or any order that the Commissioner passes or regulation that the Commissioner adopts; or
(2) receives a certified record of the finding of a unit of another state or the United States that the farm labor contractor has violated any law that relates to:
(i) registration as a farm labor contractor; or
(ii) the employment of, provision of housing for, or transportation of a migrant agricultural worker.
(b) The Commissioner may not require security on the basis of an administrative decision that a court nullifies.
(c) The Commissioner may require security in an amount that the Commissioner considers adequate to ensure compliance with the laws of the State.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 7 - Farm Labor Contractors
Section 7-301 - License Required
Section 7-302 - Applications for Licenses
Section 7-304 - Issuance and Contents of License
Section 7-305 - Scope of License
Section 7-306 - Term of License
Section 7-307 - Display of License
Section 7-308 - Denials, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Grounds
Section 7-309 - Denials. Suspensions, and Revocations -- Hearings
Section 7-310 - Summary Suspension of License
Section 7-311 - Order to Cease Violations