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Maryland Code, Commercial Law § 14-1313

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2)(i) “Commercial solicitation” means the unsolicited electronic or telephonic transmission in the State to a facsimile device to encourage a person to purchase goods, realty, or services.

(ii) “Commercial solicitation” does not include:

1. An electronic or telephonic transmission made in the course of prior negotiations; or

2. An electronic or telephonic transmission made in the course of a preexisting business relationship with the person receiving the transmission.

(3) “Facsimile device” means a machine that receives and copies reproductions or facsimiles of documents or photographs that have been transmitted electronically or telephonically over telecommunications lines.

(b) A person may not make intentionally an electronic or telephonic transmission to a facsimile device for the purpose of commercial solicitation.

(c)(1) The Attorney General may initiate a civil action against any person who violates this section to recover for the State a penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.

(2) For the purposes of this section, each prohibited commercial solicitation is a separate violation.

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