# Commercial Law (GCL)

## Title 14. Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions

### Subtitle 7. Secondhand Watches

#### Section 14-701

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) "Consumer" means a person who buys for his own use or for the use of another but not for resale.

(c) "County" includes Baltimore City.

(d) "Person" includes an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.

(e) "Secondhand watch" means:

  (1) A watch or the case or movement of a watch which has been sold previously to a consumer; or

  (2) Any watch of which the case or movement serial number or other distinguishing number or identification mark has been erased, defaced, removed, altered, or covered.

(f) "Sell" includes exchange or offer or display for sale or exchange.

#### Section 14-702

(a) This subtitle does not apply to a secondhand watch which has been sold previously to a consumer and is returned to the seller within 30 calendar days for a refund, credit, or exchange in an amount equal to the full amount of the purchase price, if the seller keeps a written record which sets forth:

  (1) The name and address of the consumer;

  (2) The dates of the sale to and the return by the consumer;

  (3) The name of the watch or its maker; and

  (4) The serial number or, if none, any other distinguishing number or identification mark on the case and on the movement of the watch.

(b) The seller shall keep the record on file for at least three years from the date of the sale of the watch. The file shall be open for inspection during all business hours by the State's Attorney of the county in which the seller engages in business.

#### Section 14-703

Any person, his agent, or employee who sells or possesses with intent to sell a secondhand watch shall affix and keep affixed to it a tag with the word "secondhand" legibly written on it in the English language.

#### Section 14-704

(a) Any person, his agent, or employee who sells or possesses with intent to sell a secondhand watch shall deliver to the buyer a written invoice which sets forth:

  (1) The name and address of the seller;

  (2) The name and address of the buyer;

  (3) The date of the sale;

  (4) The name of the watch or its maker;

  (5) The serial number or, if none, any other distinguishing number or identification mark on the case and the movement of the watch; and

  (6) Whether any serial number or any other distinguishing number or identification mark has been erased, defaced, removed, altered, or covered.

(b) The seller of a secondhand watch shall keep a duplicate of the invoice on file for at least one year from the date of the sale of the watch. The file shall be open for inspection during all business hours by the State's Attorney of the county in which the seller engages in business.

#### Section 14-705

Any person who in any manner advertises a secondhand watch for sale shall state clearly in the advertisement that the watch is a secondhand watch.

#### Section 14-706

Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding three months or both.

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