Maryland Business Occupations and Professions Section 6-316
§ 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.