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HOUSE BILL 679
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By: Delegate Jackson
Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2024
Assigned to: Economic Matters
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Security Systems Technicians – Applicants – Authority to Practice 2
FOR the purpose of providing that an applicant for registration to provide security systems 3
services may provide security systems services and have access to certain 4
information under certain circumstances; and generally relating to the provision of 5
security systems services. 6
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
Article – Business Occupations and Professions 8
Section 18–3A–01 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 11
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
Article – Business Occupations and Professions 14
18–3A–01. 15
Except as otherwise provided in this title: 16
(1) an individual may not personally provide security systems services 17
unless: 18
(I) the individual is registered as a security systems technician; OR 19
(II) 1. THE INDIVIDUAL HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION 20
FOR REGISTRATION UNDER § 18–3A–03 OF THIS SUBTITLE AND RECEIVED AN 21
APPLICATION NUMBER THAT CONFIRMS RECEIPT; AND 22 2 HOUSE BILL 679
2. THE INDIVIDUAL’S APPLICATION HAS NOT BEEN 1
REJECTED; 2
(2) a person licensed under this title may not employ or contract with an 3
individual with access to circumventional information unless: 4
(I) the individual is registered as required under this subtitle; OR 5
(II) 1. THE INDIVIDUAL HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICA TION 6
FOR REGISTRATION UND ER § 18–3A–03 OF THIS SUBTITLE AND RECEIVED AN 7
APPLICATION NUMBER THAT CONFIRMS RECEIPT; AND 8
2. THE INDIVIDUAL’S APPLICATION HAS NOT BEEN 9
REJECTED; 10
(3) neither a licensee nor a registrant may provide access to 11
circumventional information to an individual who [is not registered under this subtitle] 12
DOES NOT SATIS FY THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER ITEM (2)(I) OR (II) OF THIS SECTION; 13
and 14
(4) an employee of a person licensed under this title may not obtain access 15
to circumventional information unless: 16
(I) the employee is registered as an individual with access to 17
circumventional information; OR 18
(II) 1. THE EMPLOYEE HAS SUBMITTED AN APP LICATION 19
FOR REGISTRATION UND ER § 18–3A–03 OF THIS SUBTITLE AND RECEIVED AN 20
APPLICATION NUMBER THAT CONFIRMS RECEIPT; AND 21
2. THE EMPLOYEE’S APPLICATION HAS NOT BEEN 22
REJECTED. 23
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 24
October 1, 2024. 25