{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-7-312","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 7–312","heading":"","body":"(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Commissioner may require a farm labor contractor to post a surety bond or other security if the Commissioner:\n(1) finds that the farm labor contractor has violated a provision of this title or any order that the Commissioner passes or regulation that the Commissioner adopts; or\n(2) receives a certified record of the finding of a unit of another state or the United States that the farm labor contractor has violated any law that relates to:\n(i) registration as a farm labor contractor; or\n(ii) the employment of, provision of housing for, or transportation of a migrant agricultural worker.\n(b) The Commissioner may not require security on the basis of an administrative decision that a court nullifies.\n(c) The Commissioner may require security in an amount that the Commissioner considers adequate to ensure compliance with the laws of the State.","path":["Article - Labor and Employment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle\u0026section=7-312","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:38Z","sha256":"572246d095e083ec0ccb77b7aec3f6a27f2d09a6a359df358986004a595c03d6","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-7-311","next":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-7-313"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}