1. A. To volunteer or work for a licensee or registrant, an individual shall be registered with the Administration as an agent.
2. B. Agent registration shall be conducted pursuant to Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §36-501, Annotated Code of Maryland.

3. C. A licensee shall apply to register an agent by submitting to the Administration:

   1. (1) The name, address, date of birth, and Social Security Number or Individual Tax Identification Number of an agent;
   2. (2) Documentation of the submission of fingerprints of the agent of to the Criminal Justice Information System’s Central Repository in accordance with Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §36-505, Annotated Code of Maryland;
   3. (3) The request for the criminal history record information of the agent to be forwarded to the Administration.
4. D. As a condition of registration, an agent shall report to the Administration a conviction of or plea of nolo contendere to a crime involving moral turpitude within 14 days of the conviction or plea.

5. E. The Administration may:

   1. (1) Disqualify as an agent an individual who has been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to a crime involving moral turpitude, whether or not any appeal or other proceeding is pending to have the conviction or plea set aside;
   2. (2) Revoke the registration of an agent who is convicted of or pleads nolo contendere to a crime involving moral turpitude, whether or not any appeal or other proceeding is pending to have the conviction or plea set aside; and
   3. (3) Disqualify as an agent an individual who previously had a registration revoked under Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §36-202(a)(7), Annotated Code of Maryland, or for good cause.
6. F. The Administration may not deny a cannabis agent registration based on any cannabis-related offense occurring before July 1, 2023.

Authority: Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §§36-202, 36-203, 36-501, and 36-1001—36-1003, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.06 adopted as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2023 (50:14 Md. R. 559); emergency status expired June 30, 2024

Regulations .01—.05 adopted as an emergency provision effective June 7, 2024 (51:14 Md. R. 676)

Regulations .01—.05 adopted effective July 22, 2024 (51:14 Md. R. 678)

Regulation .02E amended effective March 16, 2026 (53:5 Md. R. 244)

Regulation .05C amended effective April 15, 2025 (52:7 Md. R. 324); March 16, 2026 (53:5 Md. R. 244)