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MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  20-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 20 - Automated Purchasing Machines|Subtitle 4 - Automated Purchasing Machine Transactions|Section 20-401 - Requirements

    (a)    A buyer shall ensure that each automated purchasing machine that the buyer owns or operates in the State meets the requirements of this section.    (b)    (1)    Before the completion of a transaction in which an automated purchasing machine buys personal property, the automated purchasing machine shall require a seller to provide the following information:            (i)    the full name of the seller;            (ii)    the date of birth of the seller;            (iii)    the complete home address of the seller; and            (iv)    a contact telephone number for the seller.        (2)    An automated purchasing machine receiving personal property from a seller shall verify the information provided by the seller under paragraph (1) of this subsection by requiring the seller to submit:            (i)    the seller’s government–issued identification card; or            (ii)    any other form of personal identifying information required by the Secretary.    (c)    (1)    On completion of a transaction in which an automated purchasing machine buys personal property, the automated purchasing machine shall make a record of the transaction that includes:            (i)    the information obtained from the seller under subsection (b)(1) of this section;            (ii)    a photograph of the seller;            (iii)    an electronic copy or a photocopy of the identifying information submitted under subsection (b)(2) of this section;            (iv)    the date, time, and location of the transaction; and            (v)    a description of the personal property, including a statement whether the personal property appears to have been altered.        (2)    (i)    In addition to the information required under paragraph (1) of this subsection, if the personal property bought by an automated purchasing machine is an electronic device, the automated purchasing machine shall make a record of:                1.    the make and model of the electronic device; and                2.    the serial number of the electronic device if it can be determined at the time of purchase.            (ii)    A serial number that an automated purchasing machine generates to record a transaction does not qualify as a serial number for purposes of this paragraph.        (3)    A separate entry shall be made for each item of personal property involved in a transaction.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  20-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 20 - Automated Purchasing Machines|Subtitle 4 - Automated Purchasing Machine Transactions|Section 20-402 - Duties of Buyer

    (a)    (1)    (i)    Subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, a buyer shall submit a copy of the records required under § 20–401(c) of this subtitle to the primary law enforcement unit within 48 hours after a transaction in a paper or electronic format acceptable to the primary law enforcement unit.            (ii)    If a serial number cannot be determined at the time of the transaction, a buyer shall submit to the primary law enforcement unit:                1.    a preliminary report containing the information required under § 20–401(c) of this subtitle, except the serial number, within 48 hours after the transaction; and                2.    a final report containing the information required under § 20–401(c) of this subtitle, including the serial number, within 17 days after the transaction.            (iii)    The provisions of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph may not be construed to require a buyer to incur a substantial financial burden to comply with the requirements of this paragraph.        (2)    A buyer shall keep the records required under § 20–401(c) of this subtitle for at least 1 year after the date of the transaction.        (3)    A copy of a record submitted under § 20–401(c) of this subtitle:            (i)    shall be kept confidential;            (ii)    is not a public record; and            (iii)    is not subject to Title 10, Subtitle 6 of the State Government Article.    (b)    (1)    A buyer shall keep all personal property bought for at least 30 days after the buyer submits the information required under § 20–401(c) of this subtitle to the primary law enforcement unit.        (2)    On the request of the primary law enforcement unit, a buyer shall provide to the primary law enforcement unit any personal property purchased by an automated purchasing machine at the cost of the buyer.    (c)    A buyer shall make all personal property purchased by an automated purchasing machine available for inspection by the primary law enforcement unit at any time.    (d)    (1)    A buyer shall remove all items of personal property from an automated purchasing machine in intervals of no less than 10 days.        (2)    A buyer shall notify the primary law enforcement unit of the date and time the buyer will remove personal property from an automated purchasing machine at least 72 hours before removing the personal property.        (3)    The primary law enforcement unit may inspect the personal property being removed from an automated purchasing machine at the time of the removal.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  20-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 20 - Automated Purchasing Machines|Subtitle 4 - Automated Purchasing Machine Transactions|Section 20-403 - Screening

    (a)    (1)    (i)    A buyer shall use an individual to screen each transaction in which an automated purchasing machine buys personal property.            (ii)    An individual who screens a transaction may screen the transaction remotely.        (2)    A buyer shall keep a record of the screener assigned to screen each transaction.    (b)    If a buyer determines that personal property sold to an automated purchasing machine is stolen, the buyer shall:        (1)    contact the primary law enforcement unit as soon as practicable; and        (2)    return the personal property to the primary law enforcement unit free of charge.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  20-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 20 - Automated Purchasing Machines|Subtitle 5 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 20-501 - Prohibited Acts

    (a)    A buyer may not buy or offer to buy personal property from a minor.    (b)    If an automated purchasing machine cannot determine the serial number of an electronic device and the device is valued at $25 or more, the buyer may not purchase the electronic device.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  20-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 20 - Automated Purchasing Machines|Subtitle 5 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 20-502 - Violations; Penalties

    (a)    A person who knowingly or willfully violates this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:        (1)    for a first offense, a fine not exceeding $1,000; and        (2)    for a second or subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $5,000.    (b)    Each violation of this title is a separate offense.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  1-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 1-101 - Short Titles

    (a)    Titles 1 through 10 of this article may be cited as the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code.    (b)    This title may be cited as Maryland Uniform Commercial Code – General Provisions.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  1-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 1-102 - Scope of Title

    This title applies to a transaction to the extent that it is governed by another title of the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  1-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 1-103 - Construction of Maryland Uniform Commercial Code; Applicability of Supplemental Principles of Law

    (a)    The Maryland Uniform Commercial Code shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.    (b)    The underlying purposes and policies of the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code are:        (1)    To simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing commercial transactions;        (2)    To permit the continued expansion of commercial practices through custom, usage, and agreement of the parties; and        (3)    To make uniform the law among the various jurisdictions.    (c)    Unless displaced by the particular provisions of the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant and the law relative to capacity to contract, principal and agent, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, bankruptcy, or other validating or invalidating cause shall supplement its provisions, except that:        (1)    The age of majority as it pertains to the capacity to contract is 18 years of age; and        (2)    No person who is at least 18 years old shall be considered to be without capacity by reason of age.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  1-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 1-104 - Construction Against Implied Repeal

    The Maryland Uniform Commercial Code being a general act intended as a unified coverage of its subject matter, no part of it shall be deemed to be impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation if such construction can reasonably be avoided.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  1-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 1-105 - Severability

    If any provision or clause of the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code are severable.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  1-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 1-106 - Use of Singular and Plural; Gender

    In the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code, unless the context otherwise requires:        (1)    Words in the singular number include the plural, and those in the plural include the singular; and        (2)    Words of any gender also refer to any other gender.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  1-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 1-107 - Section Captions

    Section captions are part of the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  1-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 1-108 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

    This title modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq., except that nothing in this title modifies, limits, or supersedes § 7001(c) of that Act or authorizes electronic delivery of any of the notices described in § 7003(b) of that Act.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  1-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 2 - General Definitions and Principles of Interpretation|Section 1-202 - Notice; Knowledge

    (a)    Subject to subsection (f) of this section, a person has “notice” of a fact if the person:        (1)    Has actual knowledge of it;        (2)    Has received a notice or notification of it; or        (3)    From all the facts and circumstances known to the person at the time in question, has reason to know that it exists.    (b)    “Knowledge” means actual knowledge. “Knows” has a corresponding meaning.    (c)    “Discover”, “learn”, or words of similar import refer to knowledge rather than to reason to know.    (d)    A person “notifies” or “gives” a notice or notification to another person by taking such steps as may be reasonably required to inform the other person in ordinary course, whether or not the other person actually comes to know of it.    (e)    Subject to subsection (f) of this section, a person “receives” a notice or notification when:        (1)    It comes to that person’s attention; or        (2)    It is duly delivered in a form reasonable under the circumstances at the place of business through which the contract was made or at another location held out by that person as the place for receipt of such communications.    (f)    Notice, knowledge, or a notice or notification received by an organization is effective for a particular transaction from the time the transaction is brought to the attention of the individual conducting that transaction and, in any event, from the time the transaction would have been brought to the individual’s attention if the organization had exercised due diligence. An organization exercises due diligence if the organization maintains reasonable routines for communicating significant information to the person conducting the transaction and there is reasonable compliance with the routines. Due diligence does not require an individual acting for the organization to communicate information unless the communication is part of the individual’s regular duties or the individual has reason to know of the transaction and that the transaction would be materially affected by the information.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  1-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 2 - General Definitions and Principles of Interpretation|Section 1-204 - Value

    Except as otherwise provided in §§ 3–303, 4–208, and 4–209 of this article, a person gives value for rights if the person acquires them:        (1)    In return for a binding commitment to extend credit or for the extension of immediately available credit, whether or not drawn upon and whether or not a charge–back is provided for in the event of difficulties in collection;        (2)    As security for, or in total or partial satisfaction of, a preexisting claim;        (3)    By accepting delivery under a preexisting contract for purchase; or        (4)    In return for any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  1-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 2 - General Definitions and Principles of Interpretation|Section 1-205 - Reasonable Time; Seasonableness

    (a)    Whether a time for taking an action required by the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code is reasonable depends on the nature, purpose, and circumstances of the action.    (b)    An action is taken seasonably if it is taken at or within the time agreed or, if no time is agreed, at or within a reasonable time.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  1-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 2 - General Definitions and Principles of Interpretation|Section 1-206 - Presumptions

    Whenever the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code creates a “presumption” with respect to a fact or provides that a fact is “presumed” the trier of fact must find the existence of the fact unless and until evidence is introduced that supports a finding of its nonexistence.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  1-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Territorial Applicability and Applicable Law|Section 1-301 - Territorial Applicability; Parties' Power to Choose Applicable Law

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, when a transaction bears a reasonable relation to this State and also to another state or nation, the parties may agree that the law either of this State or of such other state or nation shall govern their rights and duties.    (b)    In the absence of an agreement effective under subsection (a) of this section, and except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code applies to transactions bearing an appropriate relation to this State.    (c)    If one of the following provisions of the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code specifies the applicable law, that provision governs and a contrary agreement is effective only to the extent permitted by the law (including the conflict of laws rules) so specified:        (1)    Section 2–402;        (2)    Sections 2A–105 and 2A–106;        (3)    Section 4–102;        (4)    Section 4A–507;        (5)    Section 5–116;        (6)    Section 6–103;        (7)    Section 8–110; or        (8)    Sections 9–301 through 9–307.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  1-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Territorial Applicability and Applicable Law|Section 1-302 - Variation by Agreement

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section or elsewhere in the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code, the effect of provisions of the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code may be varied by agreement.    (b)    The obligations of good faith, diligence, reasonableness, and care prescribed by the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code may not be disclaimed by agreement. The parties, by agreement, may determine the standards by which the performance of those obligations is to be measured if those standards are not manifestly unreasonable. Whenever the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code requires an action to be taken within a reasonable time, a time that is not manifestly unreasonable may be fixed by agreement.    (c)    The presence in certain provisions of the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code of the phrase “unless otherwise agreed”, or words of similar import, does not imply that the effect of other provisions may not be varied by agreement under this section.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  1-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Territorial Applicability and Applicable Law|Section 1-303 - Course of Performance, Course of Dealing, and Usage of Trade

    (a)    A “course of performance” is a sequence of conduct between the parties to a particular transaction that exists if:        (1)    The agreement of the parties with respect to the transaction involves repeated occasions for performance by a party; and        (2)    The other party, with knowledge of the nature of the performance and opportunity for objection to it, accepts the performance or acquiesces in it without objection.    (b)    A “course of dealing” is a sequence of conduct concerning previous transactions between the parties to a particular transaction that is fairly to be regarded as establishing a common basis of understanding for interpreting their expressions and other conduct.    (c)    A “usage of trade” is any practice or method of dealing having such regularity of observance in a place, vocation, or trade as to justify an expectation that it will be observed with respect to the transaction in question. The existence and scope of such a usage must be proved as facts. If it is established that such a usage is embodied in a trade code or similar record, the interpretation of the record is a question of law.    (d)    A course of performance or course of dealing between the parties or usage of trade in the vocation or trade in which they are engaged or of which they are or should be aware is relevant in ascertaining the meaning of the parties’ agreement, may give particular meaning to specific terms of the agreement, and may supplement or qualify the terms of the agreement. A usage of trade applicable in the place in which part of the performance under the agreement is to occur may be so utilized as to that part of the performance.    (e)    Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of this section, the express terms of an agreement and any applicable course of performance, course of dealing, or usage of trade shall be construed whenever reasonable as consistent with each other. If such a construction is unreasonable:        (1)    Express terms prevail over course of performance, course of dealing, and usage of trade;        (2)    Course of performance prevails over course of dealing and usage of trade; and        (3)    Course of dealing prevails over usage of trade.    (f)    Subject to § 2–209 of this article, a course of performance is relevant to show a waiver or modification of any term inconsistent with the course of performance.    (g)    Evidence of a relevant usage of trade offered by one party is not admissible unless that party has given the other party notice that the court finds sufficient to prevent unfair surprise to the other party.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  1-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Territorial Applicability and Applicable Law|Section 1-304 - Obligation of Good Faith

    Every contract or duty within the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code imposes an obligation of good faith in its performance and enforcement.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  1-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Territorial Applicability and Applicable Law|Section 1-305 - Remedies to Be Liberally Administered

    (a)    The remedies provided by the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code shall be liberally administered to the end that the aggrieved party may be put in as good a position as if the other party had fully performed, but neither consequential or special damages nor penal damages may be had except as specifically provided in the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code or by other rule of law.    (b)    Any right or obligation declared by the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code is enforceable by action unless the provision declaring the right or obligation specifies a different and limited effect.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  1-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Territorial Applicability and Applicable Law|Section 1-306 - Waiver or Renunciation of Claim or Right After Breach

    A claim or right arising out of an alleged breach may be discharged in whole or in part without consideration by agreement of the aggrieved party in an authenticated record.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  1-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Territorial Applicability and Applicable Law|Section 1-307 - Prima Facie Evidence by Third Party

    A document in due form purporting to be a bill of lading, policy or certificate of insurance, official weigher’s or inspector’s certificate, consular invoice, or any other document authorized or required by the contract to be issued by a third party is prima facie evidence of its own authenticity and genuineness and of the facts stated in the document by the third party.
MD. Commercial Law Code Ann. §  1-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Commercial Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Territorial Applicability and Applicable Law|Section 1-308 - Performance or Acceptance Under Reservation of Rights

    (a)    A party that with explicit reservation of rights performs or promises performance or assents to performance in a manner demanded or offered by the other party does not thereby prejudice the rights reserved. Such words as “without prejudice”, “under protest”, or the like are sufficient.    (b)    Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to an accord and satisfaction.