Md. Code Regs. 14.17.15.02

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 26, December 27, 2024

Section 14.17.15.02 - Registration

A. To volunteer or work for a licensee or registrant, an individual shall be registered with the Administration as an agent.

B. Agent registration shall be conducted pursuant to Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §36-501, Annotated Code of Maryland.

C. A licensee shall apply to register an agent by submitting to the Administration:

(1) The name, address, date of birth, and Social Security Number or Individual Tax Identification Number of an agent;

(2) Documentation of the submission of fingerprints of the agent of to the Criminal Justice Information System's Central Repository in accordance with Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §36-505, Annotated Code of Maryland;

(3) The request for the criminal history record information of the agent to be forwarded to the Administration.

D. As a condition of registration, an agent shall report to the Administration a conviction of or plea of nolo contendere to a crime involving moral turpitude within 14 days of the conviction or plea.

E. The Administration may:

(1) Disqualify as an agent an individual who has been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to a crime involving moral turpitude, whether or not any appeal or other proceeding is pending to have the conviction or plea set aside; and

(2) Revoke the registration of an agent who is convicted of or pleads nolo contendere to a crime involving moral turpitude, whether or not any appeal or other proceeding is pending to have the conviction or plea set aside.

F. The Administration may not deny a cannabis agent registration based on any cannabis-related offense occurring before July 1, 2023.

Md. Code Regs. 14.17.15.02

Regulation .02 adopted effective 50:14 Md. R. 559, eff. 7/1/2023 (EMERGENCY); adopted effective 51:14 Md. R. 676, eff. 6/7/2024, exp. 8/31/2024 (Emergency); adopted effective 51:14 Md. R. 678, eff. 7/22/2024.