(a) The holder of an installment sale agreement on which the finance charge is computed in advance may:
(1) By agreement with the buyer, extend the scheduled due date or defer the scheduled payment of all or part of the installments payable under it; and
(2) Charge the buyer an extension or deferral charge.
(b) The extension or deferral charge may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent per month of the amount extended or deferred for the period of extension or deferral.
(c) The period of extension or deferral may not exceed the period from the date when the extended or deferred amount would have been payable in the absence of the extension or deferral to the date when the amount is made payable under the agreement of extension or deferral.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 6 - Retail Installment Sales
Section 12-602 - False Advertising Prohibited
Section 12-603 - Discrimination Prohibited
Section 12-604 - Form of Installment Sale Agreement
Section 12-605 - Delivery of Installment Sale Agreement and Receipt; Right to Cancel
Section 12-606 - Disclosures Required in Installment Sale Agreement
Section 12-607 - Provisions Not Allowed in Instruments
Section 12-609 - Motor Vehicles
Section 12-610 - Consumer Goods -- Maximum Finance Charge
Section 12-610.1 - Consumer Goods -- Refinancing of Agreement at Higher Rate
Section 12-610.2 - Consumer Goods -- Change in Finance Charge Prohibited
Section 12-612 - Consumer Goods -- Prepayment
Section 12-614 - Additional Charges
Section 12-615 - Refund of Deposit
Section 12-616 - Credit for Recording and Filing Fees
Section 12-617 - Payments and Receipts
Section 12-618 - Add-on Contract
Section 12-619 - Extension of Due Date or Deferral of Payments
Section 12-621 - Statement of Account
Section 12-622 - Cancellation of Contract and Release of Security
Section 12-623 - Delinquency Charge; Attorney's Fees and Court Costs
Section 12-624 - Repossession -- Holder's Right to Repossess
Section 12-625 - Repossession -- Buyer's Right of Redemption
Section 12-626 - Repossession -- Resale of Goods
Section 12-627 - Repossession -- Discharge of Agreement in Absence of Resale
Section 12-628 - Promissory Note
Section 12-629 - Waiver by Buyer Invalid
Section 12-630 - Violation of Subtitle
Section 12-631 - Jurisdiction of Commissioner of Financial Regulation