# Business Regulation (GBR)

## Title 20. Automated Purchasing Machines

### Subtitle 5. Prohibited Acts; Penalties

#### Section 20-501

(a) A buyer may not buy or offer to buy personal property from a minor.

(b) 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.

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