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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="14-3101" title_number="14" title_name="Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions" subtitle_number="31" subtitle_name="Maryland Household Goods Movers Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Carrier’s lien” means a lien established under § 7-307 of this article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Consumer” has the meaning stated in § 13-101 of this article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Household goods” means goods used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Household goods mover” means a person who provides household goods moving services.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Household goods moving services” means the loading, packing, moving, transporting, storing while in transit, unloading, or otherwise taking possession or control from a consumer of household goods for the purpose of moving them to another location at the direction of the consumer for a fee.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Household goods moving services” does not include moving household goods for disposal or destruction.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
