The License Department is located in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, Room 101. The Circuit Court is located in historic Annapolis on Church Circle. Parking meters are located on Calvert Street and West Street. Parking garages are located on Calvert Street, Northwest Street and Main Street.

Obtaining a traders or construction license requires a minimum of one hour to complete and a visit to two other state and county offices. The other offices are a short distance form the Clerk's Office. You can download the application and mail it in. Please read all of the instructions below and use the link below to download the application.

A person or business organization other than a grower, maker or manufacturer may not offer for sale, sell or otherwise dispose of any goods within Maryland, without first obtaining a license from the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

A private individual may conduct a public sale of personal effects on his or her own property without a license, provided that no more than one sale is conducted for a period not to exceed 14 consecutive days in any one calendar year.

An exhibitor who displays and sells goods at a show is not required to obtain any license if the show is promoted by:

• A Church
• Any Government Agency or Unit
• An Amateur Radio Organization
• An Antique Vehicle, Machine and Equipment Organization
• A Volunteer Fire Department or Rescue Squad
• A Model Train Collectors' Association

The traders license fee is based on the wholesale value of your retail inventory. The license year runs from May 1^st through the following April 30^th.

Any person or business organization must obtain a construction license from the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County on an annual basis if it agrees:

• To do work on or in any building or structure, requiring the use of paint, stone, brick, mortar, wood, cement, structural iron or steel, sheet iron, galvanized iron, metallic piping, tin, lead, electric wiring or other metal, or any building material
• To do any paving or curbing on side walks or streets, public or private property
• To excavate earth, rock or other material for foundations or any other purpose

The construction license fee is $17.00 payable by cash or check.

The license year runs from May 1^st through the following April 30^th.

A contractor or subcontractor who holds a license under the Maryland Home Improvement Law is NOT required to hold a construction license issued by the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

For additional information write or visit the License Department at the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, 7 Church Circle, Annapolis, Maryland 21401. You may also call our office at (410) 222-1434.

After completing the form online, print the form and mail it to Clerk of the Circuit Court, Attn: License Department, P.O. Box 71, Annapolis, MD 21404.

For additional information write or visit the License Department at the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, 7 Church Circle, Annapolis, Maryland 21401. You may also call our office at (410) 222-1434.