{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-16-223","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Business Regulation § 16–223","heading":"","body":"(a) This section applies to a person who is engaged in the business of selling or distributing cigarettes.\n(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person covered under this section may not:\n(i) sell or ship cigarettes, ordered or purchased by mail or through a computer network, telephonic network, or other electronic network by a consumer or other unlicensed recipient, directly to a consumer or other unlicensed recipient in this State; or\n(ii) cause cigarettes, ordered or purchased by mail or through a computer network, telephonic network, or other electronic network by a consumer or other unlicensed recipient, to be shipped directly to a consumer or other unlicensed recipient in this State.\n(2) A licensed retailer may deliver no more than two cartons of cigarettes directly to a consumer if the delivery is made by the licensed retailer or an employee of the licensed retailer.\n(c) (1) A licensee who sells or ships cigarettes in violation of this section or causes cigarettes to be shipped in violation of this section is:\n(i) subject to discipline by the Executive Director under § 16–210 of this subtitle; and\n(ii) guilty of a felony and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $50 for each carton of cigarettes transported or imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or both.\n(2) A person other than a licensee who sells or ships cigarettes in violation of this section or causes cigarettes to be shipped in violation of this section is guilty of a felony and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $50 for each carton of cigarettes transported or imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or both.","path":["Article - Business Regulation"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr\u0026section=16-223","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:23Z","sha256":"bd53d9b7ee74eacaa502b3f9ea3c1914ff3ea8cb30a326ca873de447819affd9","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-16-222","next":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-16-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}