Maryland Statutes
Business Regulation
Title 8 - Home Improvement

Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions

Section 8-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...

Section 8-102 - Scope of Title - (a) This title does not apply to a transaction of:...

Section 8-103 - Waiver Prohibited - The provisions of this title may not be waived.

Subtitle 2 - Maryland Home Improvement Commission

Section 8-201 - Established - There is a Maryland Home Improvement Commission in the Department.

Section 8-202 - Membership - (a) (1) The Commission consists of 9 members, appointed by...

Section 8-203 - Chairman - With the advice of the Secretary, the Governor shall designate...

Section 8-204 - Quorum; Voting; Meetings; Compensation; Office; Reports - (a) (1) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph,...

Section 8-205 - Executive Director - (a) (1) The Secretary shall appoint an executive director of...

Section 8-206 - Staff - (a) (1) The executive director may employ a staff in...

Section 8-207 - Regulations - (a) The Commission may adopt and enforce regulations to carry...

Section 8-208 - Administration and Enforcement by Commission - (a) The Commission shall administer and enforce this title. (b)...

Section 8-209 - Records - (a) The Commission shall keep available for public inspection during...

Section 8-210 - Certification of Licensing Status - On request of any person and payment of a fee...

Section 8-211 - Contractor List Supplied to Counties - Each month the Commission shall give the building and permits...

Section 8-212 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties - (a) The Commission at any time may require of an...

Section 8-213 - Fees - (a) (1) The Commission may set by regulation reasonable fees...

Section 8-214 - Authority of Secretary - The Commission exercises its powers and performs its duties subject...

Section 8-215 - Publication of Consumer Education Materials on Web Site - The Commission shall publish on its Web site consumer education...

Section 8-216 - Searchable Web Site of Licensed Contractors - The Commission shall develop a searchable Web site that includes...

Subtitle 3 - Licensing

Section 8-301 - License Required; Exceptions - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person...

Section 8-302 - Examinations - (a) An applicant for a contractor’s or salesperson’s license must...

Section 8-302.1 - Contractor License -- Liability Insurance - (a) An applicant for a contractor license shall maintain general...

Section 8-302.2 - Contractor License -- Qualifications of Applicants - An applicant for a contractor license shall have: (1) at...

Section 8-303 - Applications for Licenses - (a) An applicant for a license shall: (1) submit to...

Section 8-305 - Approval or Denial of License - (a) Within 30 days after the first meeting of the...

Section 8-306 - Issuance of License - (a) The Commission shall issue a license to each applicant...

Section 8-307 - Scope of License - (a) A contractor license authorizes the licensee to act as...

Section 8-308 - Term and Renewal of License; Notice of Cancellation - (a) The Secretary may stagger the terms of licenses. (b)...

Section 8-308.1 - Inactive Status - (a) The Commission shall place the license of a licensee...

Section 8-309 - Change of Information - Within 10 days, a licensee shall notify the Commission of...

Section 8-310 - Relationship of Salespersons and Contractors - (a) A salesperson may not represent more than 2 contractors...

Section 8-311 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Grounds; Penalty - (a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 8–312 of...

Section 8-312 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Hearings - (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 10–226 of the...

Section 8-313 - Home Improvement Hearing Board - (a) With the approval of the Secretary, the Commission may...

Section 8-314 - Judicial Review - A party to a proceeding before the Commission who is...

Section 8-315 - Payment of Compensation; Effect of Loss of License - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this...

Section 8-316 - Reapplication for License; Reinstatement of License - (a) A person may not reapply for a license within...

Section 8-317 - Construction License Not Required - A contractor who holds a license under this title is...

Subtitle 4 - Home Improvement Guaranty Fund

Section 8-401 - "Actual Loss" Defined - In this subtitle, “actual loss” means the costs of restoration,...

Section 8-402 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle does not: (1) limit the authority of the...

Section 8-403 - Establishment; Disposition of Money; Investments; Administration - (a) The Commission shall: (1) establish a Home Improvement Guaranty...

Section 8-404 - Initial Fee; Assessments - (a) Before the Commission issues a contractor license, the contractor...

Section 8-405 - Claims Against Fund - (a) Subject to this subtitle, an owner may recover compensation...

Section 8-406 - Procedure for Submitting Claims - To begin a proceeding to recover from the Fund, a...

Section 8-407 - Action on Claim by Commission - (a) The procedures for notice, hearings, and judicial review that...

Section 8-408 - Joinder of Proceedings; Administrative and Legal Proceedings - (a) (1) The Commission may join a proceeding on a...

Section 8-409 - Payments From Fund - (a) The Commission may order payment of a claim against...

Section 8-410 - Reimbursement of Fund - (a) (1) After the Commission pays a claim from the...

Section 8-411 - Disciplinary Proceedings - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Subtitle 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 8-501 - Home Improvement Contracts - (a) A home improvement contract that does not comply with...

Section 8-502 - Conduct of Salespersons - (a) A salesperson may not: (1) represent concurrently more than...

Section 8-503 - Inducements - (a) As an inducement to make a home improvement contract,...

Section 8-504 - Permits - Except for a permit for a home improvement to be...

Section 8-505 - Notice of Building Code Violations - (a) In this section, “building code” includes a code that...

Section 8-506 - Notification of Compliance Failure by Contrators - (a) In this section, “critical area” has the meaning designated...

Subtitle 6 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties

Part I - Specific Prohibited Acts and Specific Penalties

Section 8-601 - Acting as Contractor or Selling a Home Improvement Without License - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person...

Section 8-602 - False Proof of Completion - (a) A person may not accept a completion certificate or...

Part II - Miscellaneous Prohibited Acts

Section 8-605 - Abandonment of or Failure to Perform Contract - A contractor may not: (1) abandon or fail to perform,...

Section 8-606 - Failure to Account for or Remit Payment - A salesperson may not fail to account for or remit...

Section 8-607 - Misrepresentation - A person may not: (1) make a substantial misrepresentation when...

Section 8-608 - Fraud - A person may not commit fraud when executing or materially...

Section 8-609 - Debt Limitation - A person may not prepare, arrange, accept, or participate in...

Section 8-610 - False, Deceptive, or Misleading Advertising - (a) A person may not: (1) directly or indirectly publish...

Section 8-611 - Violation of Laws - A licensee may not violate: (1) a building law of...

Section 8-612 - Doing Business With Unlicensed Person - A person may not perform or sell a home improvement...

Section 8-613 - Failure to Notify Commission of Certain Changes - A contractor may not fail to notify the Commission of...

Section 8-614 - Conducting Business Under Another Name - A person may not act as a contractor or sell...

Section 8-615 - Advertising Without License Number - A person may not advertise in any way that the...

Section 8-616 - Failure to Comply With Order or Requirement - A person may not fail to comply with a lawful...

Section 8-617 - Payment Before Signing Contract; Deposit Limited - (a) A person may not demand or receive any payment...

Part III - Civil Penalties

Section 8-620 - Civil Penalties - (a) (1) The Commission may impose on a person who...

Part IV - General Criminal Penalty

Section 8-623 - General Criminal Penalty - (a) This section only applies if there is no greater...

Subtitle 8 - Short Title; Termination of Title

Section 8-801 - Short Title - This title is the Maryland Home Improvement Law.

Section 8-802 - Termination of Title - Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland...

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Maryland Statutes Business Regulation Title 8 - Home Improvement

Maryland Statutes
Business Regulation
Title 8 - Home Improvement