{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-10-409","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Insurance § 10–409","heading":"","body":"(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:\n(i) the applicant has a valid public adjuster license from the home state of the applicant; and\n(ii) the home state of the applicant awards nonresident public adjuster licenses to residents of the State on the same basis.\n(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.\n(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:\n(1) the person currently is licensed as a resident public adjuster and in good standing in the person’s home state;\n(2) the person files an application on the form that the Commissioner provides;\n(3) the person has paid the applicable fee pursuant to § 2–112 of this article; and\n(4) the person’s home state awards nonresident public adjuster licenses to residents of this State on the same basis.\n(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.","path":["Article - Insurance"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gin\u0026section=10-409","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:28Z","sha256":"eecffd28060549080786fbb5950c363ce2e95c8a3170c5788cd4a4bccabfbf41","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-10-408.1","next":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-10-409.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}