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§ 1-1312. Registration or renewal of alarm systems

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLocal GovernmentEffective: March 27, 2019

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Local Government (Refs & Annos)
Division I. Definitions; General Provisions [Titles 1-3] (Refs & Annos)
Title 1. Definitions; General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 13. Miscellaneous (Refs & Annos)
Effective: March 27, 2019
MD Code, Local Government, § 1-1312
§ 1-1312. Registration or renewal of alarm systems
Currentness
Definitions
(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “Alarm system contractor” has the meaning stated in § 12-806 of this article.
(3) “Alarm user” has the meaning stated in § 12-806 of this article.
Scope of section
(b) This section applies to all counties and municipalities.
Failure to register alarm system; circumstances when penalty imposed
(c) If a county or municipality requires an alarm user or an alarm system contractor to register an alarm system, the county or municipality may impose a penalty against an alarm system contractor for failure to register an alarm system only if:
(1) the alarm system contractor requested a dispatch to an alarm user; and
(2) the alarm system contractor failed to register the alarm system.
Failure to renew an alarm system's registration; circumstances when penalty imposed
(d) If a county or municipality requires an alarm user or an alarm system contractor to renew an alarm system's registration, the county or municipality may impose a penalty against an alarm system contractor for failure to renew an alarm system's registration only if:
(1) the alarm system contractor requested a dispatch to an alarm user;
(2) the alarm system contractor failed to renew the alarm system's registration; and
(3) the county or municipality provided the alarm system contractor notice that:
(i) the alarm system's registration expired;
(ii) the alarm user or the alarm system contractor did not renew the alarm system's registration; or
(iii) the alarm system's registration has been suspended.

Credits

Added by Acts 2018, c. 477, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 478, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 7, § 1, eff. March 27, 2019.
MD Code, Local Government, § 1-1312, MD LOCAL GOVT § 1-1312
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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