# Business Regulation (GBR)

## Title 20. Automated Purchasing Machines

### Subtitle 4. Automated Purchasing Machine Transactions

#### Section 20-403

(a)

  (1)

    (i) A buyer shall use an individual to screen each transaction in which an automated purchasing machine buys personal property.

    (ii) An individual who screens a transaction may screen the transaction remotely.

  (2) A buyer shall keep a record of the screener assigned to screen each transaction.

(b) If a buyer determines that personal property sold to an automated purchasing machine is stolen, the buyer shall:

  (1) contact the primary law enforcement unit as soon as practicable; and

  (2) return the personal property to the primary law enforcement unit free of charge.

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Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)