§ 2-209

(a) This section applies to all licenses issued by the clerk of a circuit court other than those issued under Title 17 of the Business Regulation Article.

(b) Before the clerk of a circuit court may issue a license or permit to an employer to engage in an activity in which the employer may employ a covered employee, as defined in § 9-101 of the Labor and Employment Article, the employer shall file with the clerk:

(1) A certificate of compliance with the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Act; or

(2) The number of a workers’ compensation insurance policy or binder.