{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-business-occupations-and-professions-13-301","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 13–301","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person shall be licensed by the Secretary as a private detective agency before the person may:\n(1) conduct a business that provides private detective services in the State; and\n(2) solicit to engage in a business that provides private detective services in the State.\n(b) An individual or a firm may qualify for a license as a private detective agency.","path":["Article - Business Occupations and Professions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbo\u0026section=13-301","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:13Z","sha256":"c7f3a7305d2db2b7bf958c63d84658f7d923e3196e635ebb077797ded5e87b37","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-business-occupations-and-professions-13-206","next":"us-md/md.-code-business-occupations-and-professions-13-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}