{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-14-1903","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Commercial Law § 14–1903","heading":"","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any election of law or designation of situs in any contract, this subtitle applies to any contract for credit services if:\n(1) The credit services business offers or agrees to sell, provide, or perform any services to a resident of this State;\n(2) A resident of this State accepts or makes the offer in this State to purchase the services of the credit services business; or\n(3) The credit services business makes any verbal or written solicitation or communication that originates either inside or outside of this State but is received in the State by a resident of this State.\n(b) A credit services business is required to be licensed under this subtitle and is subject to the licensing, investigatory, enforcement, and penalty provisions of this subtitle and Title 11, Subtitle 3 of the Financial Institutions Article.\n(c) (1) A license required by this subtitle shall be issued by the Commissioner.\n(2) The unique identifier of the licensee shall constitute the license number for the license.\n(d) A person not included within the definition of a credit services business as provided in § 14-1901(e)(3) of this subtitle is exempt from licensure requirements under this subtitle.","path":["Article - Commercial Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcl\u0026section=14-1903","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:33Z","sha256":"597344e02b36a1474334cfe9ea64c9edd17b18cdaef2de97f3ffd46fd08fd45b","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-14-1902","next":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-14-1903.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}