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Subtitle 1 - Foreign Discriminatory Boycotts Act
Section 11-101 - Declaration of Policy; Administration of Subtitle; Construction - It is the policy of the State of Maryland to...
Section 11-102 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 11-103 - Participation in Discriminatory Boycott Unlawful - It is unlawful for a person to: (a) Knowingly participate...
Section 11-104 - Responsibility to Report Violations - If any violation or possible violation of this subtitle comes...
Section 11-105 - Production of Documents for Inspection by Attorney General - Except for purposes of a criminal prosecution, if the Attorney...
Section 11-106 - Assurance of Discontinuance of Prohibited Act - (a) In enforcing this subtitle, the Attorney General may accept...
Section 11-107 - Criminal Proceedings - (a) The Attorney General shall investigate suspected criminal violations of...
Section 11-108 - Cooperation With Federal Government and Other States - The Attorney General may cooperate with the federal government and...
Section 11-109 - Civil Actions - (a) (1) The Attorney General shall institute proceedings in equity...
Section 11-110 - Cumulative Remedies - The remedies provided in this subtitle are cumulative.
Section 11-111 - Penalties - Any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of...
Section 11-112 - Contract Provision Declared Void - Any provision of any contract or other document or other...
Section 11-113 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations - The Attorney General may promulgate rules and regulations for the...
Section 11-114 - Applicability of Antitrust Laws - This subtitle may not be deemed to supersede, restrict or...
Section 11-115 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Foreign Discriminatory...
Subtitle 2 - Antitrust
Section 11-201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 11-202 - Purpose, Interpretation, and Construction of Subtitle - (a) (1) The General Assembly of Maryland declares that the...
Section 11-203 - Exemptions - (a) This subtitle does not make illegal the activity of:...
Section 11-204 - Prohibited Conduct; Unlawful Contracts, Combinations, and Conspiracies - (a) A person may not: (1) By contract, combination, or...
Section 11-205 - Production of Documents for Inspection by Attorney General - (a) Except as provided in subsection (i) of this section,...
Section 11-206 - Assurance of Discontinuance of Prohibited Act - (a) In enforcing this subtitle, the Attorney General may accept...
Section 11-207 - Criminal Proceedings - (a) The Attorney General shall investigate suspected criminal violations of...
Section 11-208 - Cooperation With Federal Government and Other States - The Attorney General may cooperate with the federal government and...
Section 11-209 - Civil Actions - (a) (1) The Attorney General shall institute proceedings in equity...
Section 11-210 - Judgment as Evidence - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 11-211 - Cumulative Remedies - The remedies provided in this subtitle are cumulative.
Section 11-212 - Penalties - Any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of...
Section 11-213 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Antitrust Act.
Subtitle 3 - Gasohol and Gasoline Products Marketing Act
Section 11-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 11-302 - Legislative Declaration; Statement of Public Policy - (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that since the...
Section 11-303 - Information to Be Given by Distributor to Prospective Dealer - Before any marketing agreement is concluded, a distributor shall disclose...
Section 11-304 - Marketing Agreement Subject to Certain Provisions - (a) Every marketing agreement is subject to the provisions of...
Section 11-305 - Defenses to Action Based on Termination or Cancellation of Marketing Agreement - Subject to the notice requirements of § 11-306 of this...
Section 11-306 - Notice of Intent Required to Raise Defenses - (a) A party to a marketing agreement may not raise...
Section 11-307 - Remedies - Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle is...
Section 11-308 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Gasohol and...
Subtitle 4 - Sales Below Cost Act
Section 11-401 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 11-402 - Exceptions - This subtitle does not apply to an advertisement, offer to...
Section 11-403 - Advertised, Offered for Sale, or Sold - For the purposes of this subtitle, if an item of...
Section 11-404 - Sale at Less Than Cost Prohibited - (a) A retailer or wholesaler with intent to injure a...
Section 11-405 - Injunction - On complaint of a person who claims to be injured,...
Section 11-406 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Sales Below...
Subtitle 5 - Cigarette Sales Below Cost Act
Section 11-501 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 11-502 - Exceptions - (a) This subtitle does not apply to a retail sale...
Section 11-503 - Special Cost Provisions - (a) In a wholesale sale of cigarettes, the presumptive wholesale...
Section 11-504 - Sale or Purchase at Less Than Cost Prohibited - (a) A retailer or wholesaler with intent to injure a...
Section 11-505 - Combination Sales and Concessions - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 11-506 - Evidence - (a) In any proceeding under this subtitle, including a proceeding...
Section 11-507 - Administration and Enforcement - (a) It is the duty of the State Comptroller to...
Section 11-508 - Remedies - (a) (1) On complaint of the State Comptroller or any...
Section 11-509 - Applicability of Sales Below Cost Act - Except as specifically provided by § 11-505 of this subtitle...
Section 11-510 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Cigarette Sales...
Subtitle 5A - Sales of Unpackaged Cigarettes
Section 11-5A-01 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 11-5A-02 - Prohibitions - (a) This section does not apply to an individual who...
Section 11-5A-03 - Enforcement - (a) The State Comptroller shall enforce this subtitle. (b) The...
Subtitle 6 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Containers
Section 11-601 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 11-602 - Subtitle Not to Apply to Certain Containers - This subtitle does not apply to any container which has...
Section 11-603 - Unlawful Use of Containers - Unless he is authorized by the owner in writing, a...
Section 11-604 - Presumptive Evidence of Unlawful Use - Unless taken with the written consent of the owner, each...
Section 11-605 - Issuance of Warrant; Return of Property Unlawfully Taken - (a) If the owner of a marked container, his officer,...
Section 11-606 - Penalty - Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle is...
Subtitle 7 - False Advertising
Section 11-701 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 11-702 - Exceptions - This subtitle does not apply to any: (1) Television or...
Section 11-703 - False Advertising Prohibited - A person may not advertise falsely in the conduct of...
Section 11-704 - Determination Whether Advertisement Misleading - To determine if an advertisement is misleading, the following, in...
Section 11-704.1 - Mispresentations in Directory Advertisements - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 11-705 - Enforcement by Attorney General - (a) Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle...
Section 11-706 - Compliance With Other Statutes and Regulations - In any action brought under this subtitle, it is a...
Section 11-707 - Private Litigation Unaffected - This subtitle does not modify any right of a person...
Subtitle 8 - Consignees
Section 11-801 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 11-802 - Consignee's Lien - A consignee is entitled to a lien on goods shipped...
Section 11-803 - Consignee Holding Possessory Document Considered Owner of Goods - (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 11-804 - Contract Between Consignee and Third Person - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 11-805 - Deposit or Pledge With Third Person - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...
Section 11-806 - Debt of Consignee Due Purchaser or Pledgee - Unless a third person contracts for or receives goods on...
Section 11-807 - Legal and Equitable Rights of Owner Against Consignee Not Affected - Nothing in this subtitle deprives an owner of goods of...
Section 11-808 - Consignment or Disposal of Agricultural Products - (a) A consignment of agricultural products by the grower, producer,...
Section 11-809 - Conversion by Consignee - (a) Any consignee, his agent, or employee who converts to...
Section 11-810 - Sale of Consigned Goods -- Failure to Account - (a) After a sale of goods consigned for sale by...
Subtitle 8A - Consignment of Works of Fine Art
Section 11-8A-01 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 11-8A-02 - Art Dealer as Bailee of Artist; Work of Fine Art and Proceeds of Sale as Bailment Property - If an art dealer accepts a work of fine art...
Section 11-8A-03 - Period During Which Work of Fine Art Remains Bailment Property - Notwithstanding the subsequent purchase of the work of fine art...
Section 11-8A-04 - Bailment Property Not Subject to Claims of Art Dealer's Creditors - Property that is bailment property under this subtitle is not...
Subtitle 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 11-901 - "Person" Defined - In this subtitle, “person” means an individual, corporation, business trust,...
Section 11-902 - Rental Electric Storage Batteries - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 11-903 - Convict Made Goods - (a) In this section, “goods” includes wares or merchandise. (b)...
Section 11-905 - Supervision of Animals in Care of Veterinarians or Commercial Boarding Kennel Operators - (a) In this section, “premises” means the land and the...
Subtitle 10 - Hulls of Vessels
Section 11-1001 - Duplicating Vessel Hulls - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Subtitle 11 - Distress Sales
Section 11-1101 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 11-1102 - Advertising and Conducting Distress Sale Under Provisions of Subtitle Required - A person shall advertise and conduct a distress sale only...
Section 11-1103 - Prohibited Activities - A person who advertises and conducts a distress sale may...
Section 11-1104 - Record of Inventory - (a) Before a distress sale, a person shall compile a...
Section 11-1105 - Minimum Standards; Enforcement of Subtitle - (a) This subtitle provides minimum standards to protect consumers in...
Section 11-1106 - Violations - A violation of any provision of this subtitle is an...
Subtitle 12 - Maryland Uniform Trade Secrets Act
Section 11-1201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 11-1202 - Misappropriation of Trade Secrets May Be Enjoined - (a) Actual or threatened misappropriation may be enjoined. (b) Upon...
Section 11-1203 - Right to Damages - (a) Except to the extent that a material and prejudicial...
Section 11-1204 - Award of Attorney's Fees - The court may award reasonable attorney’s fees to the prevailing...
Section 11-1205 - Preservation of Trade Secret During Action - In an action under this subtitle, a court shall preserve...
Section 11-1206 - Limitations - (a) An action for misappropriation must be brought within 3...
Section 11-1207 - Subtitle Constitutes Exclusive Remedy - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 11-1208 - Application and Construction - This subtitle shall be applied and construed to effectuate its...
Section 11-1209 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the “Maryland Uniform Trade...
Subtitle 13 - Maryland Fair Distributorship Act
Section 11-1301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 11-1302 - Applicability of Subtitle - (a) This subtitle applies to any agreement under which a...
Section 11-1302.1 - Grantor's Notification of Distributor's Failure to Comply - In addition to any other provision of this subtitle, when...
Section 11-1303 - Grantor's Notification to Distributor; Requirements; Alteration of Terms; Compliance - (a) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of...
Section 11-1304 - Right of Repurchase; Time Requirements; Applicability Exceptions - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...
Section 11-1305 - Deficiencies in Notice; Plan for Correction; Cure - (a) If the grantor identified deficiencies on the part of...
Section 11-1306 - Arbitration - If a dispute arises between the grantor and the distributor...
Section 11-1307 - Applicability of State Law to Certain Distributorship Agreements; Legal and Equitable Remedies - (a) The laws of the State shall apply to agreements...
Subtitle 14 - Copyright Royalties
Section 11-1401 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 11-1402 - Contract Between Performing Rights Society and Proprietor for Payment of Royalties -- in General - (a) (1) A performing rights society may not enter into...
Section 11-1403 - Contract for Payment of Royalties -- Disclosures - (a) Before discussing a contract for the payment of royalties...
Section 11-1404 - Applicability of Subtitle - (a) This subtitle applies only to performing rights societies. (b)...
Section 11-1405 - Remedies - (a) A person who violates any provision of this subtitle...
Subtitle 15 - Truth in Music Advertising Act
Section 11-1501 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 11-1502 - False Advertising or Conducting Live Musical Performance Prohibited - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 11-1503 - Remedies - (a) If the Attorney General believes that a person has...
Section 11-1504 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the “Truth in Music...
Subtitle 16 - Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement
Section 11-1601 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 11-1602 - Applicability - This subtitle does not apply to an assertion of patent...
Section 11-1603 - Prohibited Acts - (a) A person may not make an assertion of patent...
Section 11-1604 - Authority of Attorney General and Division - The Attorney General and the Division shall have the same...
Section 11-1605 - Civil Actions - (a) In addition to any action by the Division or...