Section 8-311 - Denials, reprimands, suspensions, and revocations - Grounds; penalty(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 8-312 of this subtitle, the Commission may deny a license to an applicant, reprimand a licensee, or suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee or the management personnel of the applicant or licensee: (1) fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license for the applicant or licensee or for another person;(2) fraudulently or deceptively uses a license;(3) fails to give the Commission information required by this subtitle about an application for a license;(4) fails to pass an examination required by this subtitle;(5) under the laws of the United States or of any state, is convicted of a:(ii) misdemeanor that is directly related to the fitness and qualification of the applicant or licensee to engage in home improvement services;(6) often fails to perform home improvement contracts;(7) falsifies an account;(9) as a contractor fails to show financial solvency, based on the intended scope and size of the business in relation to total assets, liabilities, credit rating, and net worth;(10) as a contractor lacks competence, as shown by the performance of an unworkmanlike, inadequate, or incomplete home improvement;(11) violates this title;(12) attempts to violate this title;(13) violates a regulation adopted under this title; or(14) in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, as defined under § 8-1802 of the Natural Resources Article, fails to comply with: (i) the terms of a State or local permit, license, or approval issued for home improvement; or(ii) any State or local law, an approved plan, or other legal requirement.(b) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 8-312 of this subtitle, the Commission may reprimand a contractor or suspend or revoke the license of a contractor for a violation of this title by an agent, director, employee, manager, officer, partner, or salesperson of the contractor, unless the Commission finds that the contractor or management personnel of the contractor:(1) had no knowledge of the wrongful conduct; or(2) could not prevent the violation.(c) Instead of or in addition to reprimanding a licensee or suspending or revoking a license, the Commission may impose a civil penalty under § 8-620 of this title.(d) The Commission shall consider the following facts in the granting, denial, renewal, suspension, or revocation of a license or the reprimand of a licensee when an applicant or licensee is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor described in subsection (a)(5) of this section:(1) the nature of the crime;(2) the relationship of the crime to the activities authorized by the license;(3) with respect to a felony, the relevance of the conviction to the fitness and qualification of the applicant or licensee to provide home improvement services;(4) the length of time since the conviction; and(5) the behavior and activities of the applicant or licensee before and after the conviction.Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 370,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2016.