# Commercial Law (GCL)

## Title 14. Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions

### Subtitle 13. Miscellaneous Provisions

#### Section 14-1313

(a)

  (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

  (2)

    (i) "Commercial solicitation" means the unsolicited electronic or telephonic transmission in the State to a facsimile device to encourage a person to purchase goods, realty, or services.

    (ii) "Commercial solicitation" does not include:

      (1) An electronic or telephonic transmission made in the course of prior negotiations; or

      (2) An electronic or telephonic transmission made in the course of a preexisting business relationship with the person receiving the transmission.

  (3) "Facsimile device" means a machine that receives and copies reproductions or facsimiles of documents or photographs that have been transmitted electronically or telephonically over telecommunications lines.

(b) A person may not make intentionally an electronic or telephonic transmission to a facsimile device for the purpose of commercial solicitation.

(c)

  (1) The Attorney General may initiate a civil action against any person who violates this section to recover for the State a penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.

  (2) For the purposes of this section, each prohibited commercial solicitation is a separate violation.

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