Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3 - Unfair, Abusive, or Deceptive Trade Practices
Section 13-303 - Practices Generally Prohibited

A person may not engage in any unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice, as defined in this subtitle or as further defined by the Division, in:
        (1)    The sale, lease, rental, loan, or bailment of any consumer goods, consumer realty, or consumer services;
        (2)    The offer for sale, lease, rental, loan, or bailment of consumer goods, consumer realty, or consumer services;
        (3)    The offer for sale of course credit or other educational services;
        (4)    The extension of consumer credit;
        (5)    The collection of consumer debts; or
        (6)    The purchase or offer for purchase of consumer goods or consumer realty from a consumer by a merchant whose business includes paying off consumer debt in connection with the purchase of any consumer goods or consumer realty from a consumer.