1. A. An applicant shall submit an application provided by the Secretary of State Police, with the following signatures:

   1. (1) If the applicant is an individual, the application form shall be signed, under oath, by the individual;
   2. (2) If the applicant is a firm, the application form shall be signed, under oath, by the representative member, and by all the other firm members.

2. B. An applicant for a license shall pay to the Secretary an application fee as follows:

   1. (1) Individual—$200;
   2. (2) Firm—$375;
   3. (3) For a license for both an unincorporated security guard agency and private detective agency under the same licensee name submitted simultaneously—$375; or
   4. (4) For a license for both an incorporated security guard agency and private detective agency under the same licensee name submitted simultaneously—$750.
3. C. An applicant shall submit to the Secretary a complete set of the applicant's legible fingerprints taken on standard fingerprint cards, accompanied by payment for the costs of the fingerprint card record checks, which are $24 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and $18 for the Criminal Justice Information System. If the applicant is a firm, the applicant shall pay the cost of the fingerprint card record checks for each firm member.

4. D. Recommendations.

   1. (1) An applicant shall submit to the Secretary three notarized recommendations for the individual, or, if a firm, three notarized recommendations for each firm member.
   2. (2) Each recommendation shall be prepared by a reputable citizen who owns property in the county where the individual applicant or firm member resides or where the business of the security guard agency is to be conducted.
5. E. An applicant for a license who intends to employ at least five individuals as security guards shall submit with the application proof of liability insurance in an amount not less than $1,000,000.

6. F. Photograph.

   1. (1) An applicant, and each firm member or corporate officer who will be engaging in security guard services, shall submit two photographs, 11/2 inches square, of the applicant's head and shoulders.
   2. (2) Printed computer-generated photographs that are similar to the size indicated in §F(1) of this regulation and represent a clear display of only the applicant's head and shoulders are acceptable.

7. G. A completed application form shall include the:

   1. (1) Address of the applicant's proposed principal place of business and of each proposed branch office;
   2. (2) Trade name, as approved by the Department of Assessments and Taxation, or fictitious name that the applicant intends to use while conducting the business of the security guard agency;
   3. (3) Submission of a facsimile of any trademark that the applicant intends to use while conducting the business of the security guard agency;
   4. (4) Verification that the applicant or firm has established a Maryland sales tax account for the agency;
   5. (5) If the applicant is a firm, copies of the articles of incorporation and any resolutions passed by the board of directors showing that the representative member is a corporate office of the firm;
   6. (6) A draft copy of the intended badge and patch that the agency intends to use for review and approval by the Secretary; and
   7. (7) A signed copy of the Authorization for Release of Information.
8. H. A nonresident applicant shall submit a consent and any related document, as required by Business Occupations and Professions Article, §19-505, Annotated Code of Maryland.

9. I. An individual applicant or representative member of a firm shall report in person to the Licensing Division with all appropriate completed forms and fees. At that time each applicant shall:

   1. (1) Have the right index finger printed to a prenumbered certification card; and
   2. (2) Sign the certification card.

Authority: Business Occupations and Professions Article, §19-202, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 21, 1972

Regulation .03 amended effective November 22, 1993 (20:23 Md. R. 1805)

Regulation .19 amended effective October 10, 1983 (10:20 Md. R. 1788)

Regulations .23—.30 repealed and new Regulations .23—.26 adopted effective October 10, 1983 (10:20 Md. R. 1788)

Regulation .23 amended effective January 22, 1990 (17:1 Md. R. 71)

Regulation .23A amended effective February 18, 1991 (18:3 Md. R. 307); November 22, 1993 (20:23 Md. R. 1805)

Regulation .25 amended as an emergency provision effective October 24, 1983 (10:23 Md. R. 2061); amended permanently effective February 13, 1984 (11:3 Md. R. 204)

Regulation .25 amended effective January 22, 1990 (17:1 Md. R. 71)

Regulation .25B amended effective February 18, 1991 (18:3 Md. R. 307); November 22, 1993 (20:23 Md. R. 1805)

Regulation .25I amended effective November 22, 1993 (20:23 Md. R. 1805)

Regulation .26C amended effective November 22, 1993 (20:23 Md. R. 1805)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 12.06.04 to 29.04.01, July 1994

Regulation .02 amended effective June 16, 1997 (24:12 Md. R. 866)

Regulation .03 amended effective June 16, 1997 (24:12 Md. R. 866)

Regulation .22 amended effective June 16, 1997 (24:12 Md. R. 866); February 9, 1998 (25:3 Md. R. 147)

Regulation .22-1 adopted effective February 9, 1998 (25:3 Md. R. 147)

Regulation .23 amended effective June 16, 1997 (24:12 Md. R. 866); February 9, 1998 (25:3 Md. R. 147)

Regulation .24 amended and recodified to Regulation .27, and new Regulation .24 adopted effective June 16, 1997 (24:12 Md. R. 866)

Regulation .24K repealed effective February 9, 1998 (25:3 Md. R. 147)

Regulation .24-1 adopted effective February 9, 1998 (25:3 Md. R. 147)

Regulation .25 amended effective June 16, 1997 (24:12 Md. R. 866)

Regulation .26 amended effective June 16, 1997 (24:12 Md. R. 866)

Regulation .28 adopted effective February 9, 1998 (25:3 Md. R. 147)

Chapter revised effective July 30, 2007 (34:15 Md. R. 1350)