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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="14-12B-01" title_number="14" title_name="Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions" subtitle_number="12B" subtitle_name="Health Club Services">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Business day” means Monday through Friday.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Business day” includes Saturday if:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The seller of health club services is open to members on Saturday; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The health club services contract specifically identifies Saturday as a business day for purposes of the cancellation provisions of this subtitle.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Business day” does not include legal holidays.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Division” means the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Health club services agreement” means an agreement under which:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The buyer of a health club service purchases, or becomes obligated to purchase, health club services to be rendered over a period longer than 3 months;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The seller of a health club services agreement collects more than 3 months’ payment in advance; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The service to be rendered under the agreement is for personal, family, or household use.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Health club services agreement” includes agreements for services rendered by a health spa, figure salon, weight reduction center, self defense school, or other physical culture service enterprises offering facilities for the preservation, maintenance, encouragement, or development of physical fitness or physical well–being.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Health club services agreement” does not include agreements for services rendered by:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Any nonprofit public or private school, college, or university;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The State, or any of its political subdivisions; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Any nonprofit religious, ethnic, community, or service organization.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
