{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-14-301","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Commercial Law § 14–301","heading":"","body":"(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(b) “Business day” means any calendar day except Sunday or the following business holidays: New Year’s Day, Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.\n(c) “Consumer goods” and “consumer services” mean:\n(1) Goods or services purchased, leased, or rented primarily for personal, family, or household purposes; and\n(2) Courses of instruction or training regardless of the purpose for which they are taken.\n(d) “Door–to–door sale” means a sale, lease, or rental of consumer goods or consumer services under single or multiple contracts with a purchase price of $25 or more, in which:\n(1) The seller or the seller’s representative personally solicits the sale, including a solicitation in response to or following an invitation by the buyer; and\n(2) The buyer’s agreement or offer to purchase is made at a place other than the place of business of the seller.\n(e) (1) “Home improvement contract” has the meaning stated in § 8–101 of the Business Regulation Article.\n(2) “Home improvement contract” does not include an oral or written agreement between a contractor and an owner for the installation of a smoke detector, a heat detector, or a carbon monoxide detector.\n(f) “Person” includes an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.\n(g) “Place of business” means the main or permanent branch office or local address of a seller.\n(h) “Purchase price” means the total price paid or to be paid for the consumer goods or consumer services, including all interest and service charges.\n(i) “Sale” means a door–to–door sale.\n(j) “Seller” means a person engaged in the door–to–door sale of consumer goods or consumer services.","path":["Article - Commercial Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcl\u0026section=14-301","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:33Z","sha256":"47d36e00ec31d1076d9ddfcdc8ade460810380642b1801b35afe728dd2755c9a","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-14-204","next":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-14-301.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}