The photocopy of a Trader's License or an Exhibitor's Affidavit must be conspicuously displayed during the show. Within seven days after the conclusion of the show, a promoter must forward all Exhibitor Affidavits to the Comptroller of Maryland, State License Bureau, P. If an exhibitor does not meet the requirements outlined above, the procedure for handling temporary licenses is still in effect. A penalty of 10 percent for the first month of delinquency and 2 percent per month for each additional month of delinquency is added to the cost of a trader's license for all persons or business organizations that fail or neglect to procure a license within the time prescribed by law.
By law, the Clerk of the Circuit Court cannot issue a trader's license if the applicant owes personal property taxes to a local government, or if the applicant has not submitted up-to-date filing with the Department of Assessments and Taxation. Effective June 1, , the Maryland General Assembly mandated that the Comptroller's Office assume oversight responsibility of the slot machine program for certain organizations on the Eastern Shore's nine 9 counties.
The Comptroller's Office is also tasked with receiving and reviewing the Annual Reports submitted by the organizations. If you operate two or more retail stores under the same general management or ownership in Maryland, you must have a chain store license. However, the term "store" does not include an automobile service station where the principal business is the sale or distribution of motor fuel. When you apply for the chain store license, you must pay a fee to the appropriate Clerk of the Circuit Court in addition to the fee paid for a trader's license.
The fees listed below are in addition to the fee paid for a trader's license. The license year runs from May 1st through the following April 30th. Any business entity that buys, sells or barters for scrap metal or junk, whether or not at a fixed location, will be required to obtain a scrap metal processor or junk dealer license and comply with all reporting requirements.
Any individual who buys, sells or barters for scrap metal or junk on behalf of a scrap metal processor or junk dealer, who are not salaried employees of said business, will be required to obtain an agent license. Those persons who are salaried employees of a scrap metal processor or junk dealer are not required to be licensed.
Some jurisdictions may require prior zoning approval and certain counties may allow on-line application. A peddler or hawker who sells goods while traveling from place to place by foot or vehicle must obtain a peddler's license from the appropriate Clerk of the Circuit Court in order to sell or offer to sell any goods in Maryland. A peddler's license is not required for: The sale of fish or oysters in their natural and unpreserved condition, or The sale of perishable fruits or vegetables in their natural condition, or Licensed merchants or traders in Allegany County who have maintained regular places of business for at least five years.
There are other local laws and statutory exemptions in the State Peddler's License Law that affect peddlers and hawkers. For more information, contact the State License Bureau or the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where your business will be conducted.
The legal requirement for the peddler's license can be found in the Business Regulation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, Title 17, Subtitle 9. Every person who sells or offers goods for sale through a vending machine in the state of Maryland must obtain a vending machine license from the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where the machines are located. A vending machine license is not required if the following items are offered for sale: Cigarettes - Special laws govern the sale of cigarettes through a vending machine.
For more information, contact the State License Bureau or the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county in which the vending machine will be located. The legal requirements for the vending machine license can be found in Title 17, Subtitle 19 of the Business Regulation Article, Annotated Code of Maryland. The offices of the Maryland Home Improvement Commission are open and serving our customers through our online licensing resources, via e-mail and telephone, and by limited in-person appointments.
Please note, walk-in assistance is not available. We can be reached using our contacts page for e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of individual staff members; or. Please select the type of appointment you need from our list of available in-person services using the drop-down menu on the scheduler. You will receive an e-mail confirming the date and time of your appointment. Appointments are available Monday through Friday, from a.
Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD Please enter the building using the Calvert Street entrance and arrive at least 10 minutes early before your scheduled appointment time. The Maryland Home Improvement Commission licenses and regulates home improvement contractors and salespersons. Home improvement work includes alteration, remodeling, repair or replacement of a building or part of a building used as a residence.
Home improvement also includes work done on individual condominium units. Home improvement does not include work done on commonly owned areas of condominiums or buildings that contain four or more single family units.
The Commission investigates complaints by homeowners, awards monetary damages against licensed contractors, and prosecutes violators of the home improvement law and regulations. Working in a different state? Check out our guide to contractor licensing in all 50 states. Most of the requirements for licensing revolve around home improvement type contracts. Maryland mechanics lien laws make no specific requirement for licensing in regard to filing a lien.
Other than interior designers and corporations, unlicensed contractors can file a lien against a property in the event of a payment dispute. Contractors can consider it the same for registering. Read the step-by-step guide: How to file a mechanics lien in Maryland. All businesses need to register before they can operate in the state of Maryland. This includes everything from large GCs to the smallest subcontractor. Contracting businesses that plan to work on residential buildings will have to obtain a license from the Home Improvement Commission , which is a subdivision of the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.
This includes contractors entering into a contract directly with the homeowner and subcontractors not dealing with the homeowner directly. These parameters are very broad — and they include obvious trades like carpentry, painting, landscaping, and masonry. But, they also include obscure work like installing built-in closet organizers , caulking , and even sod installation. For a long list of trades that the state itself claims is not exhaustive , click here.
To apply for a Home Improvement Contractors license, contractors will use this application. Applicants will have to complete the following steps:. To qualify, a master electrician or similarly qualified employee of a governmental unit like an inspector must have supervised those seven years. Applicants can substitute up to three years if they complete a formal course of study or professional training in electrical installation. To apply, would-be contractors will need to take and pass an exam with PSI.
Maryland plumbing licensing falls directly under the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation. The state requires plumbing contractors to hold a journeyman or master plumbers license to take plumbing contracts. To qualify for a journey-level license, the applicant must have held an apprentice license for at least four years and completed 7, hours of training under a master plumber.
Master electrician applicants must have held a journey-level license for at least two years and completed at least 3, hours of training under the direction of a licensed master plumber. Plumbing licensing applicants can fill out this application. Some local jurisdictions have different requirements for sub-trades working in commercial settings.
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