Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 9-902

  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) The State Fire Prevention Commission shall adopt regulations to establish a program to license and regulate fire sprinkler contractors in the State.

(b) The State Fire Prevention Commission shall adopt regulations to:

(1) define fire sprinkler contractor;

(2) define fire sprinkler system, in a manner that does not conflict with § 12-101(l), (m), or (n) of the Business Occupations and Professions Article;

(3) designate and identify exemptions to the regulations;

(4) establish requirements for licensure including professional and technical standards and requirements for liability insurance;

(5) establish a schedule of fees for licenses that will recover but not exceed the direct and indirect costs associated with the issuance of the licenses; and

(6) establish procedures for the State Fire Marshal to deny, suspend, or revoke the license of a person who fails to comply with any regulation adopted by the State Fire Prevention Commission under this subtitle.