Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. § 18-101
Application
Effective Jun 1, 2020Added by Acts 1992, c. 4, § 2. Amended by Acts 1992, c. 132; Acts 1996, c. 139, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996; Acts 2009, c. 425, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, c. 410, § 1, eff. June 1, 2010; Acts 2011, c. 182, § 1, eff. June 1, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 183, § 1, eff. June 1, 2011; Acts 2014, c. 395, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2020, c. 90, § 1, eff. June 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 270, § 1, eff. June 1, 2020.State of Maryland
(a)
- (1) This section does not apply to the laws that relate to the sale of alcoholic beverages.
- (2) This section does not apply in Wicomico County.
- (b) Subject to this section and § 3-704 of the Labor and Employment Article, a retail or wholesale establishment may do business on Sunday.
(c) Notwithstanding an agreement to the contrary between a merchant and landlord:
- (1) the landlord may not directly or indirectly require the merchant to open the merchant's place of business on Sunday; and
- (2) a landlord may not directly or indirectly cancel or refuse to renew the merchant's lease because the merchant refuses to open the merchant's place of business on Sunday.
- (d) Except in Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George's counties, and except as provided in subsections (g), (h), and (i) of this section, a new or used car dealer may not sell, barter, deliver, give away, show, or offer for sale a motor vehicle or certificate of title for a motor vehicle on Sunday.
- (e) In Anne Arundel County, a dealer may sell, barter, deliver, give away, show, or offer for sale on Sunday a new or used camping trailer, mobile home, or travel trailer, as those terms are defined in Title 11 of the Transportation Article.
- (f) A new or used car dealer who violates subsection (d) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
- (g) In Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Harford County, and Worcester County, a dealer may sell, barter, deliver, give away, show, or offer for sale a motorcycle, as defined in § 11-136 of the Transportation Article, or certificate of title for a motorcycle on Sunday.
- (h) In Baltimore City, a used car dealer may sell, barter, deliver, give away, show, or offer for sale a motor vehicle or certificate of title for a motor vehicle on Sunday, instead of Saturday, if the dealer notifies the Motor Vehicle Administration in advance that the dealer intends to conduct business on Sunday, instead of Saturday.
- (i) In Charles County, the County Commissioners, after a public hearing, may adopt an ordinance authorizing a new or used car dealer to sell, barter, deliver, give away, show, or offer for sale a motor vehicle or certificate of title for a motor vehicle on Sunday.
Added by Acts 1992, c. 4, § 2. Amended by Acts 1992, c. 132; Acts 1996, c. 139, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996; Acts 2009, c. 425, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, c. 410, § 1, eff. June 1, 2010; Acts 2011, c. 182, § 1, eff. June 1, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 183, § 1, eff. June 1, 2011; Acts 2014, c. 395, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2020, c. 90, § 1, eff. June 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 270, § 1, eff. June 1, 2020.
Formerly Art. 27, § 493.