1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a contractor may not pay or otherwise compensate another person for performing or selling a home improvement unless:

   1. (1) the person to be paid or compensated is licensed;
   2. (2) the person to be paid or compensated is not subject to the licensing requirements of this title; or
   3. (3) the transaction for which the consideration is to be paid is not subject to this title.

2. (b) After the expiration, suspension, or revocation of a license, a person:

   1. (1) is not relieved of outstanding obligations; and
   2. (2) may complete and be paid under a home improvement contract that is made but not performed on the date of the expiration, suspension, or revocation.

Added by Acts 1992, c. 4, § 2. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 370, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016.

Formerly Art. 56, § 263.