Maryland Statutes
Title 14 - Business Opportunities, Franchises, and Multilevel Distribution Companies
Subtitle 1 - Business Opportunities

Section 14-101 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 14-102 - Legislative Policy - The General Assembly finds that: (1) the sale of business...

Section 14-103 - Scope of Subtitle - (a) This subtitle applies to an offer to sell or...

Section 14-104 - Exclusions - (a) This subtitle does not apply to: (1) a sale...

Section 14-105 - Delegation - The Commissioner may delegate any power or duty of the...

Section 14-106 - Orders, Regulations, and Forms - To enforce this subtitle, the Commissioner may pass orders and...

Section 14-107 - Publication of Information - The Commissioner may: (1) publish information about violations of this...

Section 14-108 - Investigations - The Commissioner may investigate in or outside the State to:...

Section 14-109 - Hearings - (a) The Commissioner may hold public hearings in connection with...

Section 14-110 - Civil Enforcement of Subtitle - (a) (1) Whenever the Commissioner determines that a person has...

Section 14-111 - Miscellaneous Powers - In connection with a hearing, investigation, or other proceeding under...

Section 14-112 - Privilege Against Self-Incrimination - (a) A person is not excused from attending, testifying, or...

Section 14-113 - Registration of Business Opportunity Required - A person may not sell or offer to sell any...

Section 14-113.1 - Registration of Business Opportunity - (a) In order to register a business opportunity, the seller...

Section 14-114 - Disclosure Statement - (a) A person may not sell or offer to sell...

Section 14-115 - Bond or Trust Account - (a) If a seller guarantees that a buyer will derive...

Section 14-116 - Amendments to Documents - The seller shall: (1) file with the Commissioner an amendment...

Section 14-117 - Renewal - (a) Unless the registration of a business opportunity is renewed...

Section 14-118 - Contracts for the Sale of Business Opportunities - (a) Each contract for the sale of a business opportunity...

Section 14-119 - Denial of Effectiveness to Registration, Suspension, or Revocation of Registrations - (a) The Commissioner may pass an order denying effectiveness to,...

Section 14-120 - Untrue Statements or Omissions of Material Facts - In connection with an offer to sell or sale of...

Section 14-121 - Fraud or Deceit - In connection with an offer to sell or sale of...

Section 14-122 - Representations of Income or Earning Potential - In connection with an offer to sell or sale of...

Section 14-123 - Use of Commercial Symbol - In connection with an offer to sell or sale of...

Section 14-124 - Reference to Compliance - In connection with an offer to sell or sale of...

Section 14-125 - Failure to Deliver Products, Equipment, or Supplies - (a) In connection with an offer to sell or sale...

Section 14-126 - Remedies for Violation - (a) (1) If a seller violates a provision of §§...

Section 14-127 - False or Misleading Statement or Omission of Material Fact - (a) A person who sells a business opportunity may not,...

Section 14-128 - General Penalty - A person who violates this subtitle is guilty of a...

Section 14-129 - Short Title - This subtitle is the Maryland Business Opportunity Sales Act.