Md. Code, Business Regulation § 19-502
This is the official text of Md. Code, Business Regulation § 19-502, part of Maryland’s Code, Business Regulation — governs general business licensing and regulation.
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§19–502.
Official statutory text
A person may not knowingly use the name, portrait, picture, or image of an active service member killed in the line of duty within the previous 50 years in advertising for the sale of a product, good, ware, merchandise, or service, for the purpose of gaining a commercial advantage, without obtaining prior consent for use from the active service member or the surviving spouse, the personal representative, or the majority of the heirs of the deceased active service member.
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