{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-14-1209","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Commercial Law § 14–1209","heading":"","body":"(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a consumer reporting agency may not impose a fee for:\n(1) A consumer report provided under § 14-1206(a) of this subtitle one time during a 12-month period;\n(2) A consumer report or disclosure provided under §§ 14-1206(a) and 14-1208(e) of this subtitle if the consumer makes a request for the report within 30 days after receipt by the consumer of a notification under § 14-1212 of this subtitle or notification from a debt collection agency affiliated with a consumer reporting agency stating that the consumer’s credit rating may be or has been adversely affected; or\n(3) A disclosure made under § 14-1208(e) of this subtitle to a person designated by the consumer of the deletion from the consumer report of information that is found to be inaccurate or can no longer be verified.\n(b) (1) A consumer reporting agency may charge a consumer a reasonable fee:\n(i) For a second or subsequent report made during a 12-month period under § 14-1206(a) of this subtitle, not exceeding $5; and\n(ii) For furnishing information under § 14-1208(e) of this subtitle, not exceeding the fee that the consumer reporting agency would impose on each designated recipient for a consumer report.\n(2) The consumer reporting agency shall indicate the amount of the fee to the consumer before providing the report or furnishing the information.","path":["Article - Commercial Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcl\u0026section=14-1209","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:33Z","sha256":"3dd6cbead2347e3e3f4a3a01e796dec4f017aa3c064194d7e14cf22b7316b47f","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-14-1208","next":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-14-1210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}