# Sec. 5-235. Exceptions

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 5-235. Exceptions

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 5-235 (2026)

(a) This Division shall have no application to the exchange of an item described in Section 5-233 if:

  (1) The exchange is incident to the activities of a club or similar organization meeting, church, church-sponsored group, charitable organization, antique show, trade show, convention, or auction; or

  (2) The item received by a secondhand dealer is used tangible personal property transmitted directly from an established, reputable manufacturer or wholesaler with a fixed business address and provided that the secondhand dealer retains as a part of his records an invoice or other customary proof of origin of such merchandise; or

  (3) The item received by a pawn or secondhand dealer is traded in for the purchase of another item equal or greater in value.

(b) This Division shall have no application to the sale or exchange of books, periodicals or other written materials.