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§ 14-2801. Definitions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCommercial LawEffective: June 1, 2010

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Commercial Law
Title 14. Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions
Subtitle 28. Products Made by the Blind (Refs & Annos)
Effective: June 1, 2010
MD Code, Commercial Law, § 14-2801
§ 14-2801. Definitions
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(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) “Blind” means that an individual's visual acuity:
(1) Does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses; or
(2) Exceeds 20/200 but with a field of vision that at the widest diameter subtends an angle not greater than 20 degrees.
(c)(1) “Direct labor hours” includes all hours spent in the manufacture and assembly of a product made by blind individuals.
(2) “Direct labor hours” do not include time spent in the administration, supervision, shipping, and inspection of a product made by blind individuals.
(d) “Person” includes an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.
(e) “Product made by the blind” means a product if not less than 75% of the total personnel engaged in the direct labor hours in the manufacture and assembly of the product are blind workers.

Credits

Added by Acts 1997, c. 31, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2010, c. 611, § 2, eff. June 1, 2010.
MD Code, Commercial Law, § 14-2801, MD COML § 14-2801
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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