Maryland Business Occupations and Professions Section 18-3A-09

      Subject to the hearing provisions of § 18-3A-10 of this subtitle, the Secretary may deny registration to any applicant, reprimand any registrant, fine any registrant, or suspend or revoke a registration if the applicant or registrant:

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

            (2)      fraudulently or deceptively uses a registration;

            (3)      has a similar license or registration 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 registration under this title;

            (6)      while not registered as a security systems technician and employed by or under contract with a security systems agency licensed under this title, solicits to engage in or willfully engages in personally providing security systems services;

            (7)      while not registered as a security systems technician and employed by or under contract with a security systems agency licensed under this title, 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.