<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="20-101" title_number="20" title_name="Automated Purchasing Machines" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Automated purchasing machine” means a self–service device that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is designed to dispense money in exchange for personal property; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is also known as a reverse vending machine.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Buyer” means a person that buys or offers to buy personal property by means of an automated purchasing machine.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Electronic device” means a device capable of facilitating communication through voice, data, text, or other visual or auditory format.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Employee” means an individual who is employed by a buyer to buy or supervise directly the buying of personal property.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“License” means a license issued by the Secretary to do business as a buyer.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>“Personal property” means private property that is moveable.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Personal property” includes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>property that is serialized or normally has a unique identifier; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>gift cards or vouchers that have monetary value.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>“Primary law enforcement unit” means the Department of State Police, a police department, or sheriff, as designated by a resolution of the county or municipal governing body in the county in which the automated purchasing machine is located.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>“Recyclable materials” means material that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>if not recycled, would become solid waste for disposal in a refuse disposal system; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may be collected, separated, or processed and returned to the marketplace in the form of raw materials or products.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Recyclable materials” includes paper, glass, metals, plastics, and cardboard.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>“Resident agent” means a person registered in the State who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>serves as a primary point of contact;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>regularly conducts business for the licensee; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>maintains a physical location in Maryland where the resident agent regularly conducts business and at which the resident agent or an employee of the resident agent is physically present during normal business hours.</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>“Seller” means a person who sells or offers to sell personal property to an automated purchasing machine.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="20-102" title_number="20" title_name="Automated Purchasing Machines" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>This title does not apply to an automated purchasing machine that is used exclusively for collecting recyclable materials in accordance with a recycling program approved by the Department of the Environment.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this title:</text> <level label="i"> <text>preempts the right of a county or municipality to regulate automated purchasing machines and operators of automated purchasing machines; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>supersedes any existing law of a county or municipality that regulates automated purchasing machines and operators of automated purchasing machines.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>This title does not limit the power of a county or municipality to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>license automated purchasing machines and operators of automated purchasing machines; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>prohibit the installation or operation of automated purchasing machines within the county or municipality.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="20-103" title_number="20" title_name="Automated Purchasing Machines" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>The Secretary shall adopt regulations to carry out and enforce this title.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="20-201" title_number="20" title_name="Automated Purchasing Machines" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Designation of Primary Law Enforcement Unit"> <level label="a"> <text>A county or municipal governing body in the county in which an automated purchasing machine is located shall designate by resolution the primary law enforcement unit to receive records in accordance with § 20–402(a)(1) of this title.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a municipal governing body designates a county police department or sheriff as the primary law enforcement unit under this section, the county may designate the Department of State Police as the primary law enforcement unit.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="20-301" title_number="20" title_name="Automated Purchasing Machines" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person shall have a license before the person does business as a buyer in the State.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="20-302" title_number="20" title_name="Automated Purchasing Machines" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>An applicant for a license shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>submit to the Secretary an application on the form that the Secretary provides; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>pay to the Secretary an application fee of $300.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The application fee is nonrefundable.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The applicant shall sign the application under oath.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>In addition to any other information that the Secretary requires, the application shall state:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the name, date of birth, and residence address of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the business address of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a telephone number at which the applicant can be reached during normal business hours;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>each address where the applicant has conducted any business during the 3 years before application;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the driver’s license number, if any, of the applicant; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>the name and permanent address of the resident agent who will represent the applicant in the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The application form shall contain immediately above the signature line the following:</text> <text>“If issued a license, I agree to allow a municipal, county, or State police officer or agent acting in the course of a stolen property investigation or an investigation of a violation of this title to inspect and photograph all personal property and records at my business or storage locations.”.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="20-303" title_number="20" title_name="Automated Purchasing Machines" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <text>Before an individual may begin work as a resident agent for a buyer:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the buyer shall submit to the Secretary on the form that the Secretary provides the name of the individual; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the individual shall apply for a national and State criminal history records check required under § 20–304(b) of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="20-304" title_number="20" title_name="Automated Purchasing Machines" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Applicants for licenses under § 20–301 of this subtitle and individuals whose names must be submitted to the Secretary under § 20–303 of this subtitle shall apply to the Central Repository for a national and State criminal history records check on a form approved by the Director of the Central Repository.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Central Repository shall provide to the Secretary:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the national and State criminal history records of each individual requiring a criminal history records check under subsection (b) of this section and a printed statement listing any convictions and pleas of guilty or nolo contendere to any criminal charge;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an update of the initial criminal history records check for an individual requiring a criminal history records check and a revised printed statement listing any convictions and pleas of guilty or nolo contendere to any criminal charge occurring in the State after the date of the initial criminal history records check; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an acknowledged receipt of the application for a criminal history records check by an individual requiring a criminal history records check.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>An individual requiring a criminal history records check shall submit a complete set of legible fingerprints taken at any designated State or local law enforcement office in the State or other agency or location approved by the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services to the Central Repository.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>An individual requiring a criminal history records check under subsection (b) of this section shall pay:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the fee authorized under § 10–221(b)(7) of the Criminal Procedure Article for access to Maryland criminal history records.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A buyer or an applicant may pay for the costs incurred by the resident agent or other individual requiring a criminal history records check under subsection (b) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>Information obtained by the Secretary from the Central Repository under this title shall be confidential and may be disseminated only to the individual who is the subject of the criminal history records check.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Nothing in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall preclude the Secretary from notifying a buyer or an applicant of the approval or disqualification of the resident agent for employment based on information obtained by the Secretary under this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The Secretary shall verify periodically the continued employment or licensure of individuals requiring criminal history records checks in accordance with regulations adopted by the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="20-305" title_number="20" title_name="Automated Purchasing Machines" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>On receipt of a complete national and State criminal record report from the Central Repository in accordance with § 20–304 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall issue a license to each applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Secretary may not issue a license for an address that is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a hotel or motel room;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a motor vehicle; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a post office box.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Secretary may not issue more than one license for a single business location.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Secretary may not issue a license to a minor.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Whenever a license is suspended or revoked, another license may not be issued to a buyer for the same business location.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A license authorizes the licensee to do business as a buyer only at the address for which the license is issued.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="20-306" title_number="20" title_name="Automated Purchasing Machines" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>Unless a license is renewed for a 2–year term as provided in this section, the license expires on the first April 30 that comes:</text> <level label="1"> <text>after the effective date of the license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in an even–numbered year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>At least 1 month before a license expires, the Secretary shall mail to the licensee, at the last known address of the licensee:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a renewal application form; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a notice that states:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the date on which the current license expires;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the date by which the Secretary must receive the renewal application for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the license expires; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the amount of the renewal fee.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Before a license expires, the licensee periodically may renew it for an additional 2–year term if the licensee:</text> <level label="1"> <text>submits to the Secretary a renewal application on the form that the Secretary provides;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>signs the renewal application under oath;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>updates the information submitted in the original application and states that the information is current;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, agrees to comply with each requirement applicable to the original application;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>states that the licensee:</text> <level label="i"> <text>has not violated this title;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>has not been convicted of an offense specified in § 20–307 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>has not had a similar license denied, suspended, or revoked in another jurisdiction;</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <text>otherwise is entitled to be licensed; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>pays to the Secretary a renewal fee of $265.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Secretary may require a licensee to submit a national and State criminal history records check with the renewal application.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Secretary shall renew the license of each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A license is not transferable and may be used only to benefit the licensee.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>A licensee may change the place of business for which a license is issued only if the licensee:</text> <level label="i"> <text>submits to the Secretary an application to transfer the license to a new business location on a form that the Secretary provides; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>receives the written approval of the Secretary.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Within 45 days after the application is filed with the Secretary, the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the application and notify the licensee of the approval or disapproval in writing.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If the Secretary approves a proposed change of place of business, the licensee shall attach the written approval of the Secretary to the license until an amended license is received by the licensee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The Secretary may determine that licenses issued under this subtitle shall expire on a staggered basis.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="20-307" title_number="20" title_name="Automated Purchasing Machines" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subsection, a buyer’s or an applicant’s agents, employees, management personnel, or partners include only those individuals who are directly involved in transactions on behalf of the buyer or applicant.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subject to the hearing provisions of § 20–308 of this subtitle, the Secretary may deny a license to an applicant, reprimand a licensee, or suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee or an agent, an employee, a manager, or a partner of the applicant or licensee:</text> <level label="i"> <text>fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license for the applicant or licensee or for another person;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>fraudulently or deceptively uses a license;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>has a similar license denied, suspended, or revoked in another jurisdiction;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>under the laws of the United States or of any state, is convicted of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a felony; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a misdemeanor that is directly related to the fitness and qualification of the applicant or licensee to be involved in buying or selling personal property;</text> </level> </level> <level label="v"> <text>knowingly employs or knowingly continues to employ, after being notified by the Secretary, an individual who, under the laws of the United States or of any state, is convicted of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a felony; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a misdemeanor that is directly related to the fitness and qualification of the employee to be involved in buying or selling personal property;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>willfully fails to provide or willfully misrepresents any information required to be provided under this title;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>violates this title; or</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>violates a regulation adopted under this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>Instead of or in addition to reprimanding a licensee or suspending or revoking a license under this subsection, the Secretary may impose a penalty not exceeding $5,000 for each violation.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>To determine the amount of the penalty imposed under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the seriousness of the violation;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the harm caused by the violation;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the good faith of the licensee; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>any history of previous violations by the licensee.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Secretary shall pay any penalty collected under this subsection into the General Fund of the State.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The Secretary shall distribute periodically to all buyers a list of individuals whose licenses have been revoked in the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If a licensee is charged with a violation of this title that could result in suspension or revocation of the license, the Secretary may seek from a circuit court an immediate restraining order to prohibit the licensee from:</text> <level label="i"> <text>buying or selling personal property;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>disposing of personal property; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>disposing of a record about personal property.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The restraining order is in effect until:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the court lifts the order; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the charges are adjudicated or dismissed.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Secretary shall consider the following facts in the granting, denial, renewal, suspension, or revocation of a license or the reprimand of a licensee when an applicant or a licensee is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor described in subsection (a)(2) of this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the nature of the crime;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the relationship of the crime to the activities authorized by the license;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>with respect to a felony, the relevance of the conviction to the fitness and qualification of the applicant or licensee to act as a buyer;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the length of time since the conviction; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the behavior and activities of the applicant or licensee before and after the conviction.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="20-308" title_number="20" title_name="Automated Purchasing Machines" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in § 10–226 of the State Government Article, before the Secretary takes any final action under § 20–307 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Secretary.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Secretary shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Secretary may administer oaths in a proceeding under this section.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If, after due notice, the individual against whom the action is contemplated does not appear, nevertheless the Secretary may hear and determine the matter.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="20-309" title_number="20" title_name="Automated Purchasing Machines" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <text>A party to a proceeding under this title who is aggrieved by a final decision of the Secretary in a contested case, as defined in § 10–202 of the State Government Article, may take an appeal as allowed in §§ 10–222 and 10–223 of the State Government Article.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="20-310" title_number="20" title_name="Automated Purchasing Machines" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing"> <text>The Secretary shall inform each primary law enforcement unit of each license that is issued, renewed, changed to a new business location, denied, suspended, or revoked.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="20-401" title_number="20" title_name="Automated Purchasing Machines" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Automated Purchasing Machine Transactions"> <level label="a"> <text>A buyer shall ensure that each automated purchasing machine that the buyer owns or operates in the State meets the requirements of this section.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Before the completion of a transaction in which an automated purchasing machine buys personal property, the automated purchasing machine shall require a seller to provide the following information:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the full name of the seller;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the date of birth of the seller;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the complete home address of the seller; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a contact telephone number for the seller.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An automated purchasing machine receiving personal property from a seller shall verify the information provided by the seller under paragraph (1) of this subsection by requiring the seller to submit:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the seller’s government–issued identification card; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any other form of personal identifying information required by the Secretary.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>On completion of a transaction in which an automated purchasing machine buys personal property, the automated purchasing machine shall make a record of the transaction that includes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the information obtained from the seller under subsection (b)(1) of this section;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a photograph of the seller;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>an electronic copy or a photocopy of the identifying information submitted under subsection (b)(2) of this section;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the date, time, and location of the transaction; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>a description of the personal property, including a statement whether the personal property appears to have been altered.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>In addition to the information required under paragraph (1) of this subsection, if the personal property bought by an automated purchasing machine is an electronic device, the automated purchasing machine shall make a record of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the make and model of the electronic device; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the serial number of the electronic device if it can be determined at the time of purchase.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A serial number that an automated purchasing machine generates to record a transaction does not qualify as a serial number for purposes of this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A separate entry shall be made for each item of personal property involved in a transaction.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="20-402" title_number="20" title_name="Automated Purchasing Machines" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Automated Purchasing Machine Transactions"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>Subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, a buyer shall submit a copy of the records required under § 20–401(c) of this subtitle to the primary law enforcement unit within 48 hours after a transaction in a paper or electronic format acceptable to the primary law enforcement unit.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If a serial number cannot be determined at the time of the transaction, a buyer shall submit to the primary law enforcement unit:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a preliminary report containing the information required under § 20–401(c) of this subtitle, except the serial number, within 48 hours after the transaction; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a final report containing the information required under § 20–401(c) of this subtitle, including the serial number, within 17 days after the transaction.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The provisions of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph may not be construed to require a buyer to incur a substantial financial burden to comply with the requirements of this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A buyer shall keep the records required under § 20–401(c) of this subtitle for at least 1 year after the date of the transaction.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A copy of a record submitted under § 20–401(c) of this subtitle:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall be kept confidential;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is not a public record; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>is not subject to Title 10, Subtitle 6 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A buyer shall keep all personal property bought for at least 30 days after the buyer submits the information required under § 20–401(c) of this subtitle to the primary law enforcement unit.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On the request of the primary law enforcement unit, a buyer shall provide to the primary law enforcement unit any personal property purchased by an automated purchasing machine at the cost of the buyer.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A buyer shall make all personal property purchased by an automated purchasing machine available for inspection by the primary law enforcement unit at any time.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A buyer shall remove all items of personal property from an automated purchasing machine in intervals of no less than 10 days.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A buyer shall notify the primary law enforcement unit of the date and time the buyer will remove personal property from an automated purchasing machine at least 72 hours before removing the personal property.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The primary law enforcement unit may inspect the personal property being removed from an automated purchasing machine at the time of the removal.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="20-403" title_number="20" title_name="Automated Purchasing Machines" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Automated Purchasing Machine Transactions"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>A buyer shall use an individual to screen each transaction in which an automated purchasing machine buys personal property.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>An individual who screens a transaction may screen the transaction remotely.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A buyer shall keep a record of the screener assigned to screen each transaction.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a buyer determines that personal property sold to an automated purchasing machine is stolen, the buyer shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>contact the primary law enforcement unit as soon as practicable; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>return the personal property to the primary law enforcement unit free of charge.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="20-501" title_number="20" title_name="Automated Purchasing Machines" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <level label="a"> <text>A buyer may not buy or offer to buy personal property from a minor.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If an automated purchasing machine cannot determine the serial number of an electronic device and the device is valued at $25 or more, the buyer may not purchase the electronic device.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="20-502" title_number="20" title_name="Automated Purchasing Machines" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <level label="a"> <text>A person who knowingly or willfully violates this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for a first offense, a fine not exceeding $1,000; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for a second or subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $5,000.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each violation of this title is a separate offense.</text> </level> </section>