Maryland Code, BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS 19-101
Terms Used In Maryland Code, BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS 19-101
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- 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
(b) “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
(c) “Certification card” means a card issued by the Secretary under § 19-405 of this title to an individual certified as a security guard.
(d) “Firm” means a partnership or corporation.
(e) “Firm member” means a partner of a partnership or an officer or director of a corporation.
(f) “License” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a license issued by the Secretary to conduct a business to provide security guard services.
(g) “Licensed security guard agency” means a person who is licensed by the Secretary to conduct a business that provides security guard services.
(h) “Representative member” means a firm member who is appointed under § 19-302(b) of this title to act on behalf of the firm.
(i) “Secretary”, unless the context requires otherwise, means the Secretary of State Police.
(j) “Security guard” means an individual who provides security guard services to any person on behalf of a security guard agency, regardless of whether the individual is described as a security guard, watchman, or private patrolman or by other title.
(k) (1) “Security guard agency” means a person who conducts a business that provides security guard services.
(2) “Security guard agency” does not include a person that is primarily engaged in the business of owning, maintaining, or otherwise managing property.
(l) “Security guard services” includes any activity that is performed for compensation as a security guard to protect any individual or property, except the activities of an individual while performing as:
(1) a marine guard or ship watchman, regardless of whether the guard or watchman is stationed aboard a ship or on a pier; or
(2) a special police officer appointed and while performing under Title 3, Subtitle 3 of the Public Safety Article or § 16-16 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Baltimore City.