Section 10-409 - Waiver of license requirement for nonresident(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Commissioner shall waive the license requirements for an applicant who is not a resident of the State if: (i) the applicant has a valid public adjuster license from the home state of the applicant; and(ii) the home state of the applicant awards nonresident public adjuster licenses to residents of the State on the same basis.(2) If neither the state where the public adjuster maintains a principal place of residence nor the state where the public adjuster maintains a principal place of business has a law governing public adjusters substantially similar to this subtitle, the public adjuster may declare another state where the public adjuster is licensed and acts as a public adjuster to be the public adjuster's home state for purposes of this subtitle.(b) Unless denied a license under § 10-410 of this subtitle, a person who is not a resident of the State may obtain a nonresident license to act as a public adjuster if:(1) the person currently is licensed as a resident public adjuster and in good standing in the person's home state;(2) the person files an application on the form that the Commissioner provides;(3) the person has paid the applicable fee pursuant to § 2-112 of this article; and(4) the person's home state awards nonresident public adjuster licenses to residents of this State on the same basis.(c) A person who is not a resident of this State and whose home state does not issue a public adjuster license must meet the license requirements of §§ 10-404 and 10-405 of this subtitle.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 106,Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/2018.