2013 Maryland Code
BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
§ 6-316 - Denials, reprimands, suspensions, and revocations -- Grounds; evidence

§6-316.

(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 6-317 of this subtitle, the State Board may deny a State license to any applicant, reprimand any State licensee, or suspend or revoke a State license if the applicant or State licensee:

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

(2) fraudulently or deceptively uses a State license;

(3) transfers the authority granted by a State license to another person;

(4) engages in an unfair or deceptive trade practice, as defined in § 13-301 of the Commercial Law Article;

(5) willfully or deliberately disregards and violates a building code, electrical code, or law of the State or a local jurisdiction;

(6) under the laws of the United States or of any state, is convicted of:

(i) a felony; or

(ii) a misdemeanor that is directly related to the fitness and qualification of the applicant or licensee to provide electrical services;

(7) aids or abets a person to evade a provision of this title;

(8) willfully or deliberately disregards disciplinary action taken by a local jurisdiction;

(9) fails in a material respect to comply with a provision of this title;

(10) fails to train and control adequately a person who, while under the supervision of the State licensee, sells or estimates electrical work;

(11) fails to maintain a local license under § 6-601 of this title; or

(12) fails to maintain the general liability and property damage insurance required under § 6-604 of this title.

(b) Allowing a State license to be used by another person is, in a disciplinary proceeding under this section, prima facie evidence that a State licensee transferred the authority granted by a State license to another person.

(c) The Board shall consider the following facts in the granting, denial, renewal, suspension, or revocation of a license or the reprimand of a licensee when an applicant or licensee is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor described in subsection (a)(6) of this section:

(1) the nature of the crime;

(2) the relationship of the crime to the activities authorized by the license;

(3) with respect to a felony, the relevance of the conviction to the fitness and qualification of the applicant or licensee to provide electrical services;

(4) the length of time since the conviction; and

(5) the behavior and activities of the applicant or licensee before and after the conviction.