Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 13-205 - Fortune-tellers - Calvert County(a)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of the Business Regulation Article, in Calvert County, a palm reader, fortune-teller, soothsayer, or similar individual shall: (i) apply to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Calvert County for a license to do business; and(ii) pay a license fee of $1,000 to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Calvert County.(2) Before an applicant may be issued a license under this section, the applicant shall: (i) be fingerprinted and photographed by the Department of State Police; and(ii) obtain a certificate from the Department of State Police that indicates that the applicant has never been convicted of a crime, other than a motor vehicle violation.(3) The term of the license is 3 months.(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine of not less than $100 and not exceeding $500 or both.Revised and recodified by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 119,Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2013.