# Commercial Law (GCL)

## Title 11. Trade Regulation

### Subtitle 7. False Advertising

#### Section 11-705

(a) Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle is subject to a penalty not exceeding $500 for each violation, which penalty the Attorney General may recover for the State in a civil action.

(b) Before the Attorney General commences any action under this section, he shall give to the person against whom the action is proposed:

  (1) Notice by registered or certified mail of the proposed action; and

  (2) An opportunity to show cause orally or in writing why the action should not be commenced.

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