{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-14-1602.1","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Commercial Law § 14–1602.1","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(2) “Member” means a person who has a membership in a video club.\n(3) (i) “Membership” means an agreement between a video club and a member that enables the member to buy or rent a video or video equipment from the video club under circumstances specified in a membership contract.\n(ii) “Membership” does not include sales by mail.\n(4) (i) “Video” means a videotape or video disc copy of a motion picture film, television show, or recording of a live event.\n(ii) “Video” includes a video movie as defined in § 14–1601(d) of this subtitle.\n(5) “Video club” means a person, corporation, partnership, or any commercial entity that is in the business of selling at retail or renting videos or video equipment.\n(6) “Video equipment” includes a videotape or video disc player or recorder.\n(b) Any agreement or contract for membership in a video club that requires a member to leave a signed credit card authorization with the video club shall include provisions that:\n(1) Specify the maximum amount and type of fees that the video club may charge to a member on the member’s signed credit card authorization without the member’s approval, as each fee is charged; and\n(2) State the maximum length of time, which may be no longer than 6 months, that the video club may charge fees to a member under paragraph (1) of this subsection before the video club shall renew the member’s credit card authorization.","path":["Article - Commercial Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcl\u0026section=14-1602.1","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:33Z","sha256":"cb64c1181b5286be051941d8a9d8a6253d32faef961c34c05696405c767daff5","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-14-1602","next":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-14-1603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}