{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-14-1313","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Commercial Law § 14–1313","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(2) (i) “Commercial solicitation” means the unsolicited electronic or telephonic transmission in the State to a facsimile device to encourage a person to purchase goods, realty, or services.\n(ii) “Commercial solicitation” does not include:\n1. An electronic or telephonic transmission made in the course of prior negotiations; or\n2. An electronic or telephonic transmission made in the course of a preexisting business relationship with the person receiving the transmission.\n(3) “Facsimile device” means a machine that receives and copies reproductions or facsimiles of documents or photographs that have been transmitted electronically or telephonically over telecommunications lines.\n(b) A person may not make intentionally an electronic or telephonic transmission to a facsimile device for the purpose of commercial solicitation.\n(c) (1) The Attorney General may initiate a civil action against any person who violates this section to recover for the State a penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.\n(2) For the purposes of this section, each prohibited commercial solicitation is a separate violation.","path":["Article - Commercial Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcl\u0026section=14-1313","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:33Z","sha256":"b5f80e9109e4bdca6ab1b6e855cd552c82ff2f50fdb2e150e9863ddf9cc63b9f","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-14-1312","next":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-14-1314"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}