Section 5-303 - Copy of invoice to be provided to local law enforcement unit or Department. - Maryland Statutes

§ 12.5-303. Copy of invoice to be provided to local law enforcement unit or Department.
 

(a)  In general.-  

(1) A licensed locksmith shall provide to a local law enforcement unit or the Department a copy of each invoice or receipt for services requested by either a local law enforcement unit or the Department. 

(2) The Secretary shall encourage licensed locksmiths to develop a system for maintaining the records required by this subtitle electronically. 

(b)  Methods.- On a request for an invoice or a receipt for services under subsection (a) of this section, the licensed locksmith shall submit the item by one of the following methods: 

(1) by delivering or mailing a copy of the invoice or receipt for services within 5 business days after receiving the request; or 

(2) by transmitting a copy of the invoice or receipt for services electronically, in a format acceptable to the receiving local law enforcement unit or the Department, within 2 business days after receiving the request. 

(c)  Information included.- Each copy of an invoice or a receipt for services, submitted to the local law enforcement unit or the Department, shall include: 

(1) the license number of the licensed locksmith; and 

(2) the information required under § 12.5-301 of this subtitle. 

(d)  Confidentiality.- A copy of an invoice or receipt for services submitted under this section: 

(1) shall be kept confidential; 

(2) is not a public record; and 

(3) is not subject to Title 10, Subtitle 6 of the State Government Article. 

(e)  Destruction.- A local law enforcement unit or the Department may destroy the copy of an invoice or receipt for services submitted under this section after 1 year from the date the local law enforcement unit or the Department receives the copy. 
 

[2009, chs. 551, 552.]