{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-10-503","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Insurance § 10–503","heading":"","body":"(a) An adjuster, appraiser, or insurance producer or employee of an insurer may not:\n(1) recommend the use of a specific repair service or source for the repair or replacement of property damage to a motor vehicle without informing the claimant or insured that the claimant or insured does not have to use the recommended repair service or source;\n(2) require that an appraisal or repair be made in a specific repair shop;\n(3) require that a claimant or insured use a specific contractor or repair shop for a repair service or repair product; or\n(4) intimidate, coerce, or threaten a claimant or insured to use a specific contractor or repair shop for a repair service or repair product.\n(b) An adjuster or appraiser may not accept a gratuity or other form of remuneration from a repair service for recommending that repair service to a claimant or insured.","path":["Article - Insurance"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gin\u0026section=10-503","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:28Z","sha256":"0e10789b4281275b778fbfd5dcfff93aae3d11f56dcfd10b11036b5242b0fe63","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-10-502","next":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-10-504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}