(a) Except as provided by subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a holder may not collect or receive any finance, delinquency, or collection charge from the buyer if:
(1) The agreement does not contain the information required by §§ 12-604 through 12-606 of this subtitle;
(2) The seller fails to deliver to the buyer a required copy of the agreement; or
(3) The agreement contains a finance charge in excess of the applicable charge permitted by § 12-609 or § 12-610 of this subtitle.
(b) Written acknowledgment by the buyer of delivery of a copy of the agreement pursuant to § 12-605 of this subtitle is conclusive proof of the delivery as between the buyer and any assignee of the agreement without actual knowledge to the contrary.
(c) If the seller or any subsequent holder unintentionally and in good faith fails to comply with any provision of §§ 12-609 through 12-612 of this subtitle, the holder may correct the error within 10 days after:
(1) He notices it; or
(2) The buyer notifies him in writing of the error.
(d) If an instrument contains any provision prohibited by § 12-607 of this subtitle, that provision is void and the holder may not collect or receive from the buyer, in connection with the transaction to which the instrument relates, any finance, delinquency, or collection charge.
(e) The penalties of this section are in addition to those provided in Part IV of this subtitle or in any other statutory law.
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