Md. Code Ann., Transp. § 15-312
Actions prohibited relating to vehicle sales
Effective Oct 1, 2017Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1985, c. 711; Acts 1986, c. 472, § 1; Acts 2017, c. 55, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.State of Maryland
- (a) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not permit any individual to road test a motor vehicle if he knows that the other individual does not have a license to drive of the appropriate class.
- (b) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not make any material misrepresentation in obtaining a vehicle sales contract.
- (c) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not commit any fraud in the execution of or any material alteration of a contract, power of attorney, or other document incident to a sales transaction.
- (d) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not prepare or accept any promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness on a vehicle sales contract knowing that it requires the debtor to pay an amount greater than that agreed on in the written contract for the sale of the vehicle.
- (e) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not willfully fail to perform, without justification, any vehicle sales contract.
- (f) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not materially deviate from or disregard, without the consent of the buyer, any of the original terms of the contract.
- (g) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not willfully fail to comply with the terms of a warranty or guarantee.
- (h) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not rent a dealer registration plate issued by the Administration.
- (i) A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1985, c. 711; Acts 1986, c. 472, § 1; Acts 2017, c. 55, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 5-401.