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Maryland House Bill HB1077

Maryland 2025 Regular Session

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77 HOUSE BILL 1077
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1010 By: Delegates Boafo and Wilkins
1111 Introduced and read first time: February 5, 2025
1212 Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
1313
1414 A BILL ENTITLED
1515
1616 AN ACT concerning 1
1717
1818 Landlord and Tenant – Residential Leases – Prospective Tenant Criminal 2
1919 History Records Check 3
2020 (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) 4
2121
2222 FOR the purpose of prohibiting a landlord from requiring or requesting from a prospective 5
2323 tenant certain information relating to criminal history and prohibiting a landlord 6
2424 from considering certain information when evaluating the prospective tenant; 7
2525 permitting a landlord to consider certain criminal history information prior to 8
2626 extending a conditional offer to a prospective tenant and requiring the landlord to 9
2727 consider certain information provided by a prospective tenant relating to a criminal 10
2828 history records check; authorizing a landlord to consider certain criminal convictions 11
2929 only after extending a conditional offer to a prospective tenant and authorizing a 12
3030 landlord to withdraw a conditional offer under certain circumstances; prohibiting a 13
3131 landlord from publishing certain housing advertisements; establishing that the lease 14
3232 of residential property to an individual with a criminal record or the decision of a 15
3333 landlord not to conduct a criminal history records check is not the basis of a claim 16
3434 against a landlord; requiring the Attorney General to collect and maintain certain 17
3535 data and publish certain information relating to collected data annually on the 18
3636 Attorney General’s website; making a violation of this Act an unfair, abusive, or 19
3737 deceptive trade practice subject to enforcement and certain penalties under the 20
3838 Maryland Consumer Protection Act; and generally relating to the use of criminal 21
3939 history records checks in residential leasing. 22
4040
4141 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 23
4242 Article – Commercial Law 24
4343 Section 13–301(14)(xlii) 25
4444 Annotated Code of Maryland 26
4545 (2013 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 27
4646
4747 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 28
4848 Article – Commercial Law 29 2 HOUSE BILL 1077
4949
5050
5151 Section 13–301(14)(xliii) 1
5252 Annotated Code of Maryland 2
5353 (2013 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 3
5454
5555 BY adding to 4
5656 Article – Commercial Law 5
5757 Section 13–301(14)(xliv) 6
5858 Annotated Code of Maryland 7
5959 (2013 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 8
6060
6161 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
6262 Article – Real Property 10
6363 Section 8–218(a) 11
6464 Annotated Code of Maryland 12
6565 (2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
6666
6767 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
6868 Article – Real Property 15
6969 Section 8–218(b) 16
7070 Annotated Code of Maryland 17
7171 (2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 18
7272
7373 BY adding to 19
7474 Article – Real Property 20
7575 Section 8–2A–01 through 8–2A–11 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 2A. 21
7676 Discriminatory Use of Criminal History in Residential Leasing” 22
7777 Annotated Code of Maryland 23
7878 (2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 24
7979
8080 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 25
8181 That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 26
8282
8383 Article – Commercial Law 27
8484
8585 13–301. 28
8686
8787 Unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practices include any: 29
8888
8989 (14) Violation of a provision of: 30
9090
9191 (xlii) Section 12–6C–09.1 of the Health Occupations Article; [or] 31
9292
9393 (xliii) Title 14, Subtitle 48 of this article; or 32
9494
9595 (XLIV) TITLE 8, SUBTITLE 2A OF THE REAL PROPERTY 33
9696 ARTICLE; OR 34
9797 HOUSE BILL 1077 3
9898
9999
100100 Article – Real Property 1
101101
102102 8–218. 2
103103
104104 (a) In this section, “reusable tenant screening report” means a report prepared 3
105105 within the previous 30 days by a consumer reporting agency at the request and expense of 4
106106 a prospective tenant and made directly available to a prospective landlord at no charge for 5
107107 use in the rental application process. 6
108108
109109 (b) A reusable tenant screening report shall contain the following information 7
110110 regarding a prospective tenant: 8
111111
112112 (1) A credit report; 9
113113
114114 (2) For each jurisdiction indicated as a prior residence of the prospective 10
115115 tenant, regardless of whether the residence is reported by the prospective tenant or by a 11
116116 consumer reporting agency preparing a consumer report: 12
117117
118118 (i) [A] SUBJECT TO SUBTITLE 2A OF THIS TITLE , A 13
119119 comprehensive criminal history records check for all federal, state, and local charges 14
120120 against and convictions of the prospective tenant over the previous [7] 3 years; and 15
121121
122122 (ii) A comprehensive eviction history for all state and local 16
123123 jurisdictions for the previous 7 years; 17
124124
125125 (3) Verification of employment and income; and 18
126126
127127 (4) Current address and rental history. 19
128128
129129 SUBTITLE 2A. DISCRIMINATORY USE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY IN RESIDENTIAL 20
130130 LEASING. 21
131131
132132 8–2A–01. 22
133133
134134 (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 23
135135 INDICATED. 24
136136
137137 (B) “CONDITIONAL OFFER ” MEANS AN OFFER TO LEASE A RES IDENTIAL 25
138138 PROPERTY TO A PROSPE CTIVE TENANT THAT IS CONTINGENT ON A SUBSEQUENT 26
139139 INQUIRY INTO THE PRO SPECTIVE TENANT ’S CRIMINAL HISTORY. 27
140140
141141 (C) (1) “CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 28
142142 10–239 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ARTICLE. 29
143143
144144 (2) “CRIMINAL HISTORY RECO RDS” INCLUDES RECORDS OF: 30 4 HOUSE BILL 1077
145145
146146
147147
148148 (I) CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS ; 1
149149
150150 (II) AN ENTRY OF PROBATION BEFORE JUDG MENT; AND 2
151151
152152 (III) A PLEA OF NOLO CONTENDERE . 3
153153
154154 8–2A–02. 4
155155
156156 A LANDLORD THAT CONDUC TS A CRIMINAL HISTORY REC ORDS CHECK IN 5
157157 ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBTITLE SHALL DO SO FOR EVERY PROSPECTIV E TENANT. 6
158158
159159 8–2A–03. 7
160160
161161 (A) A LANDLORD MAY NOT : 8
162162
163163 (1) (I) REQUIRE A PROSPECTIVE TENANT TO SUBMIT TO A DRUG 9
164164 OR ALCOHOL TEST ; OR 10
165165
166166 (II) REQUEST OR REQUIRE A PROSPECTIVE TENANT TO 11
167167 CONSENT TO THE RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROSPECTIV E TENANT 12
168168 FROM A DRUG ABUSE FACILITY OR ALCOHOL A BUSE FACILITY; OR 13
169169
170170 (2) REJECT A PROSPECTIVE TENANT BASED ON THE PROSPECTIVE 14
171171 TENANT’S CRIMINAL HISTORY EXCEPT AS PROVIDED I N § 8–2A–05 OF THIS 15
172172 SUBTITLE. 16
173173
174174 (B) PRIOR TO ACCEPTING AN APPLICATION FEE , A LANDLORD SHALL 17
175175 PROVIDE IN WRITING TO A PROSPECTIVE TENANT: 18
176176
177177 (1) NOTICE REGARDING THE USE OF A CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS 19
178178 CHECK IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR LEAS ING, INCLUDING A STATEMENT THAT 20
179179 CONVICTION FOR A CRI ME LISTED IN § 8–2A–05 OF THIS SUBTITLE MAY BE 21
180180 CONSIDERED BY THE LANDLORD ONLY AFTER THE EXTENSION OF A CONDI TIONAL 22
181181 OFFER; AND 23
182182
183183 (2) INFORMATION ON THE AB ILITY OF THE PROSPECTIVE TENA NT, IN 24
184184 RESPONSE TO A CRIMIN AL HISTORY RECORDS C HECK, TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE 25
185185 DEMONSTRATING : 26
186186
187187 (I) INACCURACIES IN THE TENANT ’S CRIMINAL HISTORY 27
188188 RECORDS; 28
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190190
191191
192192 (II) EVIDENCE OF REHABILITATION ; AND 1
193193
194194 (III) MITIGATING FACTORS . 2
195195
196196 (C) A LANDLORD SHALL NOTIF Y A PROSPECTIVE TENA NT THAT AN 3
197197 INDIVIDUALIZED ASSES SMENT WILL BE CONDUC TED AFTER THE EXTENSION OF A 4
198198 CONDITIONAL OFFER . 5
199199
200200 8–2A–04. 6
201201
202202 (A) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, 7
203203 BEFORE EXTENDING A CONDITIONAL OFFER TO A PROSPECTIVE TEN ANT, A 8
204204 LANDLORD MAY NOT : 9
205205
206206 (I) REQUEST OR REQUIRE THE PROSPECTIVE TENANT TO 10
207207 DISCLOSE IN A HOUSIN G APPLICATION WHETHE R THE PROSPECTIVE TE NANT HAS A 11
208208 CRIMINAL HISTORY OR HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF OR C HARGED WITH ANY CRIM ES; OR 12
209209
210210 (II) MAKE AN ORAL OR WRITT EN INQUIRY REGARDING THE 13
211211 CRIMINAL HISTORY OF THE PROSPECTIVE TENANT . 14
212212
213213 (2) IF REQUIRED BY FEDERA L LAW, A LANDLORD MAY REQUIRE 15
214214 INFORMATION REGARDIN G WHETHER A PROSPECTIVE TENANT : 16
215215
216216 (I) HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF MANUFACTURING 17
217217 METHAMPHETAMINE ON THE PREMISES OF F EDERALLY ASSISTED HO USING; OR 18
218218
219219 (II) IS SUBJECT TO A LIFET IME REGISTRATION REQ UIREMENT 19
220220 UNDER A STATE SEX OF FENDER REGISTRATION PROGRAM. 20
221221
222222 (B) IN RESPONSE TO THE RESULTS OF A CRIMINA L HISTORY RECORDS 21
223223 CHECK, BUT BEFORE THE WITHD RAWAL OF A CONDITION AL OFFER, A PROSPECTIVE 22
224224 TENANT MAY PROVIDE , AND A LANDLORD SHALL CONSIDER , EVIDENCE 23
225225 DEMONSTRATING : 24
226226
227227 (1) INACCURACIES IN THE PROSPECTIVE TENANT’S CRIMINAL 25
228228 HISTORY RECORDS ; 26
229229
230230 (2) EVIDENCE OF REHABILITATION ; AND 27
231231
232232 (3) ANY OTHER MITIGATING FACT ORS. 28
233233
234234 8–2A–05. 29
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237237
238238 (A) AFTER THE EXTENSION OF A CONDITIONAL OFFER TO A PROSPECTIVE 1
239239 TENANT, A LANDLORD MAY CONSI DER ONLY THE FOLLOWING CONVICTIONS AS 2
240240 POTENTIAL GROUNDS FOR WITHDRAWAL OF TH E OFFER: 3
241241
242242 (1) MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE UNDER § 2–201 OF THE CRIMINAL 4
243243 LAW ARTICLE; 5
244244
245245 (2) HUMAN TRAFFICKING UND ER § 3–1102 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW 6
246246 ARTICLE; 7
247247
248248 (3) ANY CRIME RESULTING I N LIFETIME REGISTRAT ION IN A STATE 8
249249 SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY; AND 9
250250
251251 (4) IF THE CONVICTION OCC URRED WITHIN 2 YEARS IMMEDIATELY 10
252252 PRECEDING THE CONDIT IONAL OFFER: 11
253253
254254 (I) A SEXUAL OFFENSE UNDER TITLE 3, SUBTITLE 3 OF THE 12
255255 CRIMINAL LAW ARTICLE; 13
256256
257257 (II) CHILD PORNOGRAPHY UND ER § 11–207 OF THE CRIMINAL 14
258258 LAW ARTICLE; 15
259259
260260 (III) KIDNAPPING UNDER § 3–502 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW 16
261261 ARTICLE; AND 17
262262
263263 (IV) ARSON UNDER §§ 6–102 AND 6–103 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW 18
264264 ARTICLE. 19
265265
266266 (B) (1) A LANDLORD MAY WITHDRAW A CONDI TIONAL OFFER BASED O N A 20
267267 PROSPECTIVE TENANT ’S CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECK, AFTER AN 21
268268 INDIVIDUALIZED ASSES SMENT, ONLY IF THE LANDLORD DETERMINES THAT THE 22
269269 WITHDRAWAL IS NECESS ARY TO FULFILL A SUB STANTIAL, LEGITIMATE, AND 23
270270 NONDISCRIMINATORY IN TEREST. 24
271271
272272 (2) A LANDLORD MAY NOT REN T THE UNIT TO A NEW TENANT WHILE 25
273273 THE LANDLORD IS CONDUCTING THE PROSP ECTIVE TENANT ’S INDIVIDUALIZED 26
274274 ASSESSMENT UNDER THI S SUBSECTION. 27
275275
276276 (C) IF A LANDLORD WITHDRAWS A CONDITIO NAL OFFER, THE LANDLORD 28
277277 SHALL PROVIDE THE PROSPECTIVE TENANT WITH WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE 29
278278 WITHDRAWAL THAT INCLUDES : 30
279279 HOUSE BILL 1077 7
280280
281281
282282 (1) A SPECIFIC REASON FOR THE WITHD RAWAL OF THE CONDITI ONAL 1
283283 OFFER; AND 2
284284
285285 (2) A STATEMENT THAT THE P ROSPECTIVE TENANT MA Y APPEAL THE 3
286286 WITHDRAWAL BY PROVIDING EVIDENC E TO THE LANDLORD DEMONSTRATING : 4
287287
288288 (I) INACCURACIES IN THE P ROSPECTIVE TENANT ’S CRIMINAL 5
289289 HISTORY RECORDS; 6
290290
291291 (II) EVIDENCE OF REHABILIT ATION; OR 7
292292
293293 (III) ANY OTHER MITIGATING FACT ORS. 8
294294
295295 (D) ON REASSESSMENT OF THE AP PLICATION BY THE LANDLORD 9
296296 FOLLOWING AN APPEAL BY THE PROSPECTIVE TENANT, A LANDLORD ’S 10
297297 DETERMINATION OF A S UBSTANTIAL, LEGITIMATE, AND NONDISCRIMINATOR Y 11
298298 INTEREST MUST BE REASONABLE IN LIGHT OF THE FOLLOWING FAC TORS: 12
299299
300300 (1) THE NATURE AND SEVERI TY OF THE CRIMINAL O FFENSE; 13
301301
302302 (2) THE AGE OF THE PROSPECTIVE TENANT AT THE TIME OF THE 14
303303 OCCURRENCE OF THE CR IMINAL OFFENSE ; 15
304304
305305 (3) THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT HAS ELAPSED SINCE TH E 16
306306 OCCURRENCE OF THE CR IMINAL OFFENSE ; 17
307307
308308 (4) ANY INFORMATION PRODU CED BY THE PROSPECTIVE TENANT , OR 18
309309 PRODUCED ON THE PROSPECTIVE TENANT ’S BEHALF, REGARDING REHABILITATION 19
310310 AND GOOD CONDUCT SIN CE THE CRIMINAL OFFE NSE; 20
311311
312312 (5) THE DEGREE TO WHICH T HE CRIMINAL OFFENSE , IF IT 21
313313 REOCCURRED , WOULD NEGATIVELY IMP ACT THE SAFETY OF OT HER TENANTS OR 22
314314 THE PROPERTY; 23
315315
316316 (6) WHETHER THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OCCURRED ON , OR WAS 24
317317 CONNECTED TO , PROPERTY THAT WAS RE NTED OR LEASED BY TH E PROSPECTIVE 25
318318 TENANT; AND 26
319319
320320 (7) ANY OTHER MITIGATING FACTORS. 27
321321
322322 (E) (1) WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE LANDLORD ’S NOTICE OF 28
323323 WITHDRAWAL OF THE CONDITIONAL OFFE R, THE PROSPECTIVE TENANT MAY 29
324324 REQUEST THAT THE LANDLORD PROVIDE A COPY OF ALL INFORM ATION THAT THE 30 8 HOUSE BILL 1077
325325
326326
327327 LANDLORD RELIED ON IN CONSIDERING THE PROSPECTIVE TENANT , INCLUDING 1
328328 CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS. 2
329329
330330 (2) WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF A TIMELY REQUEST, THE 3
331331 LANDLORD SHALL PROVIDE THE IN FORMATION REQUESTED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) 4
332332 OF THIS SUBSECTION . 5
333333
334334 8–2A–06. 6
335335
336336 (A) A LANDLORD MAY NOT KNOWINGLY OR INTENTIONALLY PUBLISH, OR 7
337337 CAUSE TO BE PUBLISHE D, ANY ADVERTISEMENT TH AT EXPRESSLY STATES THAT THE 8
338338 LANDLORD WILL NOT CONSIDER A PROSPECTIVE TENANT WHO HAS BEEN ARRESTE D 9
339339 OR CONVICTED OF A CRIME. 10
340340
341341 (B) A LANDLORD MAY NOT PUBLISH OR DISTRIBUTE ANY STATEMENT , 11
342342 ADVERTISEMENT , PUBLICATION, OR SIGN, USE ANY FORM OF LEASE APPLICATION, 12
343343 OR MAKE ANY INQUIRY IN CONNECTION WITH T HE PROSPECTIVE RENTA L, LEASE, OR 13
344344 SUBLEASE OF REAL PRO PERTY THAT EXPRESSES, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECT LY, A 14
345345 LIMITATION OR SPECIFICATION RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS THAT IS 15
346346 INCONSISTENT WITH TH E REQUIREMENTS OF TH IS SUBTITLE. 16
347347
348348 (C) UNLESS OTHERWISE REQU IRED BY LAW, A LANDLORD MAY NOT: 17
349349
350350 (1) DISTRIBUTE OR DISSEMINATE A PROSPECTIVE TENANT ’S 18
351351 CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS TO ANY PERSON WHO IS NOT EXPECTED TO USE THE 19
352352 CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF E VALUATING THE 20
353353 PROSPECTIVE TENANT IN A MANNER CONSISTE NT WITH THIS SUBTITLE; OR 21
354354
355355 (2) USE A PROSPECTIVE TENANT ’S CRIMINAL HISTORY FOR A 22
356356 PURPOSE THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THIS SUBTITLE. 23
357357
358358 8–2A–07. 24
359359
360360 A LANDLORD’S DECISION TO LEASE A RESIDENTI AL DWELLING UNIT TO AN 25
361361 INDIVIDUAL WITH A CR IMINAL HISTORY , OR THE LANDLORD ’S DECISION NOT TO 26
362362 OBTAIN A CRIMINAL HI STORY RECORDS CHECK , MAY NOT BE THE BASIS FOR A CLAIM 27
363363 AGAINST THE LANDLORD . 28
364364
365365 8–2A–08. 29
366366
367367 (A) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL DEVELOP AND PUBLISH ON THE 30
368368 ATTORNEY GENERAL’S WEBSITE A MODEL NOTICE DOCUMENT FOR USE BY 31
369369 LANDLORDS UNDER THIS SUBTITLE. 32 HOUSE BILL 1077 9
370370
371371
372372
373373 (B) THE MODEL NOTICE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION 1
374374 SHALL INCLUDE: 2
375375
376376 (1) LANGUAGE FOR USE BY A LANDLORD TO ADVISE A PROSPECTIVE 3
377377 TENANT THAT THE LANDLORD HAS WITHDRA WN A CONDITIONAL OFF ER OR TAKEN 4
378378 AN ADVERSE HOUSING A CTION BASED ON THE PROSPECTIVE TENANT ’S CRIMINAL 5
379379 HISTORY; AND 6
380380
381381 (2) LANGUAGE NOTIFYING THE PROSPECTIVE TENA NT OF: 7
382382
383383 (I) THE RIGHT OF THE PROSPECTIVE T ENANT TO REQUEST A 8
384384 COPY OF ALL INFORMAT ION ON WHICH THE LAN DLORD RELIED IN REAC HING A 9
385385 DECISION, INCLUDING INFORMATION FROM CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS; 10
386386
387387 (II) THE PROSPECTIVE TENAN T’S RIGHT TO FILE A CO MPLAINT 11
388388 UNDER § 13–401 OF THE COMMERCIAL LAW ARTICLE; AND 12
389389
390390 (III) ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 13
391391 CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE . 14
392392
393393 (C) THE MODEL NOTICE DESC RIBED IN SUBSECTIO N (A) OF THIS SECTION 15
394394 SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND ANY OTHER LANGUA GE THE 16
395395 ATTORNEY GENERAL CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE . 17
396396
397397 8–2A–09. 18
398398
399399 (A) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL COLLECT AND MAINTAIN THE 19
400400 FOLLOWING DATA RELATING TO COMPLAIN TS FILED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE: 20
401401
402402 (1) THE NUMBER OF COMPLAI NTS FILED; 21
403403
404404 (2) DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATI ON REGARDING THE COMPLAINANTS , 22
405405 INCLUDING SEX AND RA CE; 23
406406
407407 (3) THE NAMES OF LANDLORDS SUBJECT TO A COMPLAI NT; 24
408408
409409 (4) THE NUMBER OF INVESTI GATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE 25
410410 ATTORNEY GENERAL; AND 26
411411
412412 (5) THE DISPOSITION OF EACH COMPLAINT. 27
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414414
415415
416416 (B) (1) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL PUBLISH ANNUALLY AND POST 1
417417 ON THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S WEBSITE INFORMATIO N ON SUBSTANTIATED 2
418418 COMPLAINTS THAT RESULTED IN THE IMPOSITION OF A CIVIL PENALTY UNDER § 3
419419 8–2A–10 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 4
420420
421421 (2) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY NOT PUBLI SH ANY IDENTIFYING 5
422422 INFORMATION ABOUT A LANDLORD THA T IS THE SUBJECT OF A COMPLIANT IF THE 6
423423 LANDLORD IS IN GOOD FAITH COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY THE 7
424424 ATTORNEY GENERAL UNDER § 8–2A–10 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 8
425425
426426 8–2A–10. 9
427427
428428 (A) A VIOLATION OF THIS SU BTITLE: 10
429429
430430 (1) IS AN UNFAIR, ABUSIVE, OR DECEPTIVE TRADE P RACTICE WITHIN 11
431431 THE MEANING OF TITLE 13 OF THE COMMERCIAL LAW ARTICLE; AND 12
432432
433433 (2) IS SUBJECT TO THE ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTY PROVISIONS 13
434434 CONTAINED IN TITLE 13 OF THE COMMERCIAL LAW ARTICLE, EXCEPT § 13–411 OF 14
435435 THE COMMERCIAL LAW ARTICLE. 15
436436
437437 (B) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SUBTITLE IS SUB JECT TO A CIVIL 16
438438 PENALTY NOT EXCEEDIN G $1,000 FOR EACH VIOLATION . 17
439439
440440 8–2A–11. 18
441441
442442 THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS 19
443443 SUBTITLE. 20
444444
445445 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 21
446446 October 1, 2025. 22