{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-15-312","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Transportation § 15–312","heading":"","body":"(a) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not permit any individual to road test a motor vehicle if he knows that the other individual does not have a license to drive of the appropriate class.\n(b) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not make any material misrepresentation in obtaining a vehicle sales contract.\n(c) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not commit any fraud in the execution of or any material alteration of a contract, power of attorney, or other document incident to a sales transaction.\n(d) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not prepare or accept any promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness on a vehicle sales contract knowing that it requires the debtor to pay an amount greater than that agreed on in the written contract for the sale of the vehicle.\n(e) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not willfully fail to perform, without justification, any vehicle sales contract.\n(f) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not materially deviate from or disregard, without the consent of the buyer, any of the original terms of the contract.\n(g) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not willfully fail to comply with the terms of a warranty or guarantee.\n(h) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not rent a dealer registration plate issued by the Administration.\n(i) A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.","path":["Article - Transportation"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr\u0026section=15-312","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:38Z","sha256":"173f617a2dc18155d6292ef2940ba3e617c13c95d96d7a23aaab1c0d495d9f08","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-15-311.3","next":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-15-313"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}