{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-22-206","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Commercial Law § 22–206","heading":"","body":"(a) A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents. If the interaction results in the electronic agents’ engaging in operations that under the circumstances indicate acceptance of an offer, a contract is formed, but a court may grant appropriate relief if the operations resulted from fraud, electronic mistake, or the like.\n(b) A contract may be formed by the interaction of an electronic agent and an individual acting on the individual’s own behalf or for another person. A contract is formed if the individual takes an action or makes a statement that the individual can refuse to take or say and that the individual has reason to know will:\n(1) Cause the electronic agent to perform, provide benefits, or allow the use or access that is the subject of the contract, or send instructions to do so; or\n(2) Indicate acceptance, regardless of other expressions or actions by the individual to which the individual has reason to know the electronic agent cannot react.\n(c) The terms of a contract formed under subsection (b) of this section are determined under § 22-208 or § 22-209 of this subtitle but do not include a term provided by the individual if the individual had reason to know that the electronic agent could not react to the term.","path":["Article - Commercial Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcl\u0026section=22-206","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:33Z","sha256":"2d6b35674ff7ecf89c0ecafdeca05a0ab06a0cc1c0ea29a3d16e618fd9a58785","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-22-205","next":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-22-207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}