# Commercial Law (GCL)

## Title 14. Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions

### Subtitle 32. Maryland Telephone Consumer Protection Act

#### Section 14-3201

A person may not violate:

(1) The Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec.Sec. 6101 through 6108, as implemented by the Federal Trade Commission in the Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 C.F.R. Part 310); or

(2) The Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. Sec. 227, as implemented by the Federal Communications Commission in the Restrictions on Telemarketing and Telephone Solicitations Rule (47 C.F.R. Part 64, Subpart L).

#### Section 14-3202

(a) A violation of this subtitle is an unfair or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of Title 13 of this article and is subject to the enforcement and penalty provisions contained in Title 13 of this article.

(b) In addition to the remedies provided in Sec. 13-408 of this article, an individual who is affected by a violation of this subtitle may bring an action against a person that violates this subtitle to recover:

  (1) Reasonable attorney's fees; and

  (2) Damages in the amount of the greater of:

    (i) $500 for each violation; or

    (ii) Actual damages sustained as a result of the violation.

(c) For purposes of this section, each prohibited telephone solicitation and each prohibited practice during a telephone solicitation is a separate violation.

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