BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
TITLE 19. SECURITY GUARD AGENCIES AND SECURITY GUARD CERTIFICATION
SUBTITLE 4. CERTIFICATION OF SECURITY GUARDS
Md. BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS Code Ann. § 19-401 (2013)
§ 19-401. Certification
(a) Certification generally required. — Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, a
licensed security guard agency may provide an individual for hire as a security guard only if the
individual is certified by the Secretary as a security guard.
(b) Exceptions. — A licensed security guard agency may provide an uncertified individual for hire as a
security guard if:
(1) the security guard agency has submitted to the Secretary the application of the individual for
certification as a security guard, fingerprint cards, and records fee as required under § 19-402(b) of this
subtitle; and
(2) the Secretary has not disapproved the application; or
(3) the individual has obtained and currently possesses certification by the Maryland Police and
Corrections Training Commission as a police officer.
HISTORY: 1996, ch. 602, § 2
