# Commercial Law (GCL)

## Title 11. Trade Regulation

### Subtitle 7. False Advertising

#### Section 11-704

To determine if an advertisement is misleading, the following, in addition to any other appropriate considerations, shall be considered:

(1) Any representation made by statement, word, design, device, or sound, whether alone or together; and

(2) The extent to which the advertisement fails to reveal a fact which, in light of any representation made, is material with respect to the advertised commodity or service under conditions which are:

  (i) Customary or usual; or

  (ii) Described in the advertisement.

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