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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="14-1316" title_number="14" title_name="Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Bedding” means a mattress or box spring that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Is stuffed or filled wholly or partly with concealed matter; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Can be used by an individual for sleeping or reclining.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Consumer” means an actual or a prospective purchaser of goods that are primarily for personal, household, or family purposes.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Used” means preowned or having a component that was used previously for any purpose.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person may not recover bedding that is intended to be sold or offered for sale to a consumer in the State unless the person clearly marks the bedding as used.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A person who violates subsection (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500.</text>
  </level>
</section>
