Maryland Consumer Protection Act

Maryland · CL · §§ 13-101 to 13-501 · 50 sections

Overview

The act governs unfair, deceptive, and unconscionable practices in consumer transactions, defining prohibited trade practices while excluding certain conduct from its reach, and layering on more detailed rules for particular dealings such as foreclosure consulting, short sales, the use of loan information in solicitations, and vehicle-sharing arrangements. Enforcement is shared by the attorney general and district attorneys, who may investigate regulated persons, issue subpoenas, and pursue restraining orders, civil penalties, and other remedies, with some investigative material treated as confidential and inadmissible. It also authorizes civil actions subject to limitations periods, imposes criminal penalties for some violations, and — in the transactions it specifically regulates — requires written contracts, prescribes their language and content, guarantees a right to cancel with notice, and bars waiver of those protections.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

Sections covered

Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-101Title 13 › Subtitle 1
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-101.1Title 13 › Subtitle 1
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-102Title 13 › Subtitle 1
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-103Title 13 › Subtitle 1
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-104Title 13 › Subtitle 1
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-105Title 13 › Subtitle 1
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-201Title 13 › Subtitle 2
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-202Title 13 › Subtitle 2
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-203Title 13 › Subtitle 2
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-204Title 13 › Subtitle 2
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-205Title 13 › Subtitle 2
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-206Title 13 › Subtitle 2
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-301Title 13 › Subtitle 3
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-302Title 13 › Subtitle 3
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-303Title 13 › Subtitle 3
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-304Title 13 › Subtitle 3
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-305Title 13 › Subtitle 3
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-306Title 13 › Subtitle 3
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-307Title 13 › Subtitle 3
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-308Title 13 › Subtitle 3
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-309Title 13 › Subtitle 3
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-310Title 13 › Subtitle 3
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-310.1Title 13 › Subtitle 3
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-311Title 13 › Subtitle 3
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-312Title 13 › Subtitle 3
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-313Title 13 › Subtitle 3
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-314Title 13 › Subtitle 3
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-315Title 13 › Subtitle 3
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-316Title 13 › Subtitle 3
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-317Title 13 › Subtitle 3
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-318Title 13 › Subtitle 3
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-319Title 13 › Subtitle 3
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-320Title 13 › Subtitle 3
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-401Title 13 › Subtitle 4
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-402Title 13 › Subtitle 4
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-403Title 13 › Subtitle 4
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-404Title 13 › Subtitle 4
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-405Title 13 › Subtitle 4
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-406Title 13 › Subtitle 4
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-407Title 13 › Subtitle 4
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-408Title 13 › Subtitle 4
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-409Title 13 › Subtitle 4
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-410Title 13 › Subtitle 4
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-411Title 13 › Subtitle 4
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-4A-01Title 13 › Subtitle 4A
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-4A-02Title 13 › Subtitle 4A
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-4A-03Title 13 › Subtitle 4A
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-4A-04Title 13 › Subtitle 4A
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-4B-01Title 13 › Subtitle 4B
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 13-501Title 13 › Subtitle 5

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