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§ 14-1602.1. Video club memberships

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCommercial Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Commercial Law
Title 14. Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions
Subtitle 16. Video Movie Sales and Rentals (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Commercial Law, § 14-1602.1
§ 14-1602.1. Video club memberships
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(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “Member” means a person who has a membership in a video club.
(3)(i) “Membership” means an agreement between a video club and a member that enables the member to buy or rent a video or video equipment from the video club under circumstances specified in a membership contract.
(ii) “Membership” does not include sales by mail.
(4)(i) “Video” means a videotape or video disc copy of a motion picture film, television show, or recording of a live event.
(ii) “Video” includes a video movie as defined in § 14-1601(d) of this subtitle.
(5) “Video club” means a person, corporation, partnership, or any commercial entity that is in the business of selling at retail or renting videos or video equipment.
(6) “Video equipment” includes a videotape or video disc player or recorder.
(b) Any agreement or contract for membership in a video club that requires a member to leave a signed credit card authorization with the video club shall include provisions that:
(1) Specify the maximum amount and type of fees that the video club may charge to a member on the member's signed credit card authorization without the member's approval, as each fee is charged; and
(2) State the maximum length of time, which may be no longer than 6 months, that the video club may charge fees to a member under paragraph (1) of this subsection before the video club shall renew the member's credit card authorization.

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Added by Acts 1986, c. 570, § 1, eff. July 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 2013, c. 43, § 5.
MD Code, Commercial Law, § 14-1602.1, MD COML § 14-1602.1
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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