Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 13 - Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 14-1313 - Unsolicited Facsimile Transmissions

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
        (2)    (i)    “Commercial solicitation” means the unsolicited electronic or telephonic transmission in the State to a facsimile device to encourage a person to purchase goods, realty, or services.
            (ii)    “Commercial solicitation” does not include:
                1.    An electronic or telephonic transmission made in the course of prior negotiations; or
                2.    An electronic or telephonic transmission made in the course of a preexisting business relationship with the person receiving the transmission.
        (3)    “Facsimile device” means a machine that receives and copies reproductions or facsimiles of documents or photographs that have been transmitted electronically or telephonically over telecommunications lines.
    (b)    A person may not make intentionally an electronic or telephonic transmission to a facsimile device for the purpose of commercial solicitation.
    (c)    (1)    The Attorney General may initiate a civil action against any person who violates this section to recover for the State a penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.
        (2)    For the purposes of this section, each prohibited commercial solicitation is a separate violation.

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