{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-8-602","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Business Regulation § 8–602","heading":"","body":"(a) A person may not accept a completion certificate or other proof that performance of a home improvement contract is complete or satisfactorily concluded with knowledge that the document or proof is false and the performance is incomplete.\n(b) If a person knows or has good reason to know that a completion certificate or other proof is false, the person may not utter, offer, or use the document or proof to:\n(1) make or accept an assignment or negotiation of the right to receive payment from an owner under a home improvement contract; or\n(2) get or grant credit or a loan on the security of the right to receive payment under a home improvement contract.\n(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or both.","path":["Article - Business Regulation"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbr\u0026section=8-602","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:23Z","sha256":"6039d095771d81cf1373e08c4773831f7deca924ab0f269cf914a1a9ea979a3e","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-8-601","next":"us-md/md.-code-business-regulation-8-605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}