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The task/job was assigned to me through an app called task rabbit.
answered on Jan 19, 2023
Maryland Business Occupations and Professions Code, Section 12-101, defines the term plumbing, and the need for a license, as follows:
(n) Provide plumbing services
(1) “Provide plumbing services” means to install, maintain, extend, alter, or remove piping, a plumbing fixture, a... View More 
Wouldn't this be a breach of the proposal/contract?
answered on Dec 12, 2022
In Maryland, the law views an engagement ring as a "conditional gift" for which marriage is the condition. If the condition is not met, then the recipient must give back the ring, and the giver of the ring is restored ownership. This is different than the usual effect of an... View More
I was told that I have no choice but to obtain a real ID license.
When I asked what legal authority mandates that I get a Real ID license, the manager browsed his computer for approximately ten minutes, then said he would issue me a 45 day temporary license to think about it.
He... View More
answered on Oct 17, 2022
It is a requirement under federal law:
https://mva.maryland.gov/Pages/realid.aspx
answered on Sep 15, 2022
There is nothing illegal about requiring identification to enter a public building. It helps provide security in case something happens.
I also had switched insurance providers so, would that be a factor as well?
answered on Aug 21, 2022
Go to the MVA and ask them for the proper information to amend your address and the insurance company. I do not know if that can be done online.
answered on Jun 8, 2022
In Maryland, you can cross where there is an unmarked crosswalk. An unmarked crosswalk is an area where roads intersect, but there are no crosswalk markings. If there is a marked crosswalk at an intersection, you must use the marked crosswalk.
Police were notified and the vehicle is still sitting in the same place (public road) without tags, for more than 90 days
answered on Apr 8, 2022
Abandoned vehicles are governed by Maryland Transportation Code, Title 25, Subtitle 2. The process for stripping a titled owner of ownership rights in their vehicle only pertains to vehicles taken into police custody. There is no separate procedure set forth in the code for a private claim of an... View More
answered on Mar 25, 2022
Yes, for various reasons, typically having to do with procedural filing requirements (e.g., paying any required filing fees; meeting the signature requirement --pleadings and motions must be signed by the party filing them; bearing a certificate of service separately dated and signed--each paper... View More
I am 96-yr old but physically and mentally healthy, supported by medical report. I was referred by police for Mayland Driver Re-examination and unfortunately failed the driving test 3 times. My driver license was confiscated at the 1st failure. My request for the 4th driving test was denied. I... View More
answered on Jan 8, 2022
A driving test failure is a driving test failure. How do you propose overturning the determination on appeal that you failed the test? Just saying that in your opinion you can drive safely will not be enough. The Administrative Law Judge, and ultimately if you pursue it further, a Circuit Court... View More
Of second degree assault against my finance. We both have one charge each against each other and didn't want to press charges but state automatically picked it up. I need to make sure I am writing the correct document that I need to have notarized and gives you the state's attorney
answered on Dec 25, 2021
Stop. Do not do whatever it is you are thinking of doing. Hire a criminal defense attorney before you do something truly foolish and irreversibly ruin your record and damage your career and prospects.
I am not doing freelancing since I don't know if it's legal and if it's not legal I will wait until I have SSN.
answered on Oct 8, 2021
Without a work authorization you are not allowed to derive any income from any professional activities such as free-lancing. You have to apply for an EAD on eligible grounds if qualify.
answered on Sep 16, 2021
Doubtful, but there may be a commercial contractual basis to do so if you are a vendor and the State Police failed to pay for a product or service they ordered. If you are an arrestee or suspect or other object of their policing authority, then the answer is almost certainly no. Small claims... View More
answered on Jun 16, 2021
Your question is too broad since you do not give any details. Are you speaking about the duty to maintain traffic signals? It can be a defense to a citation if the traffic signal was defective or not properly placed.
answered on Jun 6, 2021
Yes. All criminal offenses are entered into an FBI nationwide database. It’s what is consulted for criminal background checks. All law enforcement agencies nationwide are required to put criminal charges and case dispositions into the database. The only way to remove a record is if the charge... View More
My son, a paranoid schizophrenic, is in jail ( Florida) for a probation violation. On March 9th the judge ruled that he be transported to the State Mental Health Hospital for treatment. It is over a month and he has not been provided the treatment ordered by the judge. His mental health is... View More
answered on Apr 9, 2021
Your son needs a Florida criminal defense lawyer to file an emergency motion and/or petition for writ of habeas corpus, both to enforce the judge's order and to raise grounds of a violation of your son's constitutional right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment (failure to treat... View More
I have been living in a hotel since 12/20/20 and I need to get a state ID to cash an insurance claim check. I moved from Ohio and my purse was stolen with a few other items right as I was leaving. I have acquired another birth certificate since. I have had several items mailed to me here, at the... View More
answered on Apr 5, 2021
Not much anyone can do in three days time. The ID proof requirements are set forth on the MVA website:
https://mva.maryland.gov/drivers/Pages/apply-id-card.aspx
The MVA requires appointments during COVID, and you do not receive your ID card on the spot anymore for security reasons.... View More
Would he be in trouble if I become pregnant? I’m in Maryland
answered on Mar 31, 2021
There are no laws prohibiting your relationship, unless your boyfriend is a your teacher, counselor, coach, or other supervisory adult over you. The age of consent to engage in sexual activity is 16 in Maryland, and you are over that age. Getting pregnant at such a young age is a mistake most... View More
answered on Aug 22, 2020
Once your license is suspended or revoked in one state, no other state will issue you a license until you reinstate your privilege in the state where you’re suspended or revoked. This is the interstate compact adopted in all but three states, but even in those three states you are unlikely to get... View More
My supervisor is harassing at work. Just flat out lying. He lied and put me on a PIP and issued me an LOR when all my work was up to date and at the start of a global pandemic when everyone was working from home. No negative counseling in 8 months leading up the PIP and LOR. I filed an EEO... View More
answered on Jul 29, 2020
It depends on what statute your are suing under.
Title VII provides that a court, in its discretion, may award reasonable attorneys' fees to the prevailing party. ... That determination is relatively clear when a plaintiff proves his or her discrimination case and a favorable judgment... View More
The resident located at 905 Eastern Ave. in Fairmount Heights Maryland has turned this residential home into a swap shop. I have videos and pictures of the stolen cars and the paint shop located in the rear of the home. Not only are they operating without proper licensing, the fumes a meeting or... View More
answered on Jul 28, 2020
Provide your information to the police.
File a complaint with the DC Department of Energy and Environment, https://doee.dc.gov/service/ecd
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