Maryland Code, BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS 19-301

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) Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person shall be licensed by the Secretary as a security guard agency before the person may:

(1) conduct a business that provides security guard services in the State; and

(2) solicit to engage in a business that provides security guard services in the State.

(b) An individual or a firm may qualify for a license as a security guard agency.