§ 13-204. Powers and duties of Division-in general
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCommercial LawEffective: October 1, 2021
Effective: October 1, 2021
MD Code, Commercial Law, § 13-204
§ 13-204. Powers and duties of Division-in general
(9) Undertake activities to encourage business and industry to maintain high standards of honesty, fair business practices, and public responsibility in the production, promotion, and sale or lease or rental of consumer goods, consumer realty, and consumer services and in the extension of consumer credit;
(10) Assess against any violator of this title the costs of investigation by the Division and damages which flow from the improper, incomplete or untimely restitution by the violator to the consumer of money, property, or other thing received from the consumer in connection with a violation of this title;
(13) Enter into reciprocal agreements with consumer protection agencies of other states, in which each state mutually agrees to receive and investigate complaints from the foreign state's consumer protection agency on behalf of their consumers against businesses in the receiving and investigating state;
Credits
Added by Acts 1975, c. 49, § 3, eff. July 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1976, c. 907; Acts 1981, c. 186; Acts 1995, c. 120, § 19, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 2005, c. 509, § 1, eff. May 26, 200; Acts 2007, c. 5, § 1, eff. March 22, 2007; Acts 2009, c. 60, § 1, eff. April 14, 2009; Acts 2010, c. 72, § 5, eff. April 13, 2010; Acts 2012, c. 66, § 1, eff. April 10, 2012; Acts 2016, c. 114, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5; Acts 2020, c. 160, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2021, c. 3, § 1, eff. March 13, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 311, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.
Formerly Art. 83, § 20C.
MD Code, Commercial Law, § 13-204, MD COML § 13-204
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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