{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-6-509","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Business Regulation § 6–509","heading":"","body":"(a) The only persons liable under this section are:\n(1) charitable organizations;\n(2) charitable representatives; and\n(3) officers, directors, partners, or trustees of charitable organizations or charitable representatives.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a person who willfully fails to comply with a requirement of this title as to a charitable contribution made because of a charitable solicitation is liable to the donor of the charitable contribution for:\n(1) actual damages that the donor sustains because of the failure;\n(2) punitive damages that the court allows, not exceeding 3 times the actual damages; and\n(3) reasonable attorney’s fees and costs of the action, if damages are awarded.\n(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a person who is grossly negligent in failing to comply with a requirement of this title as to a charitable contribution made because of a charitable solicitation is liable to the donor of the charitable contribution for:\n(1) actual damages that the donor sustains because of the failure; and\n(2) reasonable attorney’s fees and costs of the action, if damages are awarded.\n(d) A person is not liable under this section if the person establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that, at the time of the failure to comply with a requirement under this title, the person followed reasonable procedures to comply.","path":["Article - Business Regulation"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr\u0026section=6-509","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:23Z","sha256":"8520b95ce654cb79fb4673104c7c1065d9860bc6001f68603fee118faca71fa7","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-6-508","next":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-6-5a-01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}