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Terms Used In Maryland Code, BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS 18-309

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
Subject to the hearing provisions of § 18-310 of this subtitle, the Secretary may deny a license to any applicant, reprimand any licensee, fine a licensee, or suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee, or a firm member or employee of an applicant or licensee that is a firm:

(1) fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license for the applicant or licensee or for another;

(2) fraudulently or deceptively uses a license;

(3) has a similar license denied, suspended, or revoked in another jurisdiction;

(4) pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is convicted of a felony, theft offense, or crime of moral turpitude;

(5) aids an individual in obtaining or attempting to obtain fraudulently or deceptively licensure under this title as a security systems technician;

(6) while not licensed, solicits to engage in or willfully engages in a business providing security systems services;

(7) while not licensed, willfully advertises as a security systems technician;

(8) willfully makes a false statement or misrepresentation in any renewal application or in any other document that the Secretary requires to be submitted; or

(9) violates any other provision of this title or any regulation adopted by the Secretary under this title.