Md. Code, Commercial Law § 14-1314
This is the official text of Md. Code, Commercial Law § 14-1314, part of Maryland’s Code, Commercial Law — governs commercial transactions - Maryland's version of the Uniform Commercial Code.
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§14–1314.
Official statutory text
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “Law enforcement agency” means a police department of the State or of a county or municipal corporation of the State.
(3) “Response time” means the period of time from the moment an alarm from a security system is activated to the moment a law enforcement agency responds to the alarm sounding.
(4) (i) “Security system” means any burglary alarm system or robbery alarm system.
(ii) “Security system” includes the service of monitoring the property to which a security system is attached in case of an alarm sounding.
(5) “Seller” means a person who sells or offers for sale a security system.
(b) In connection with a sale or offer for sale of a security system, a seller may not state that the seller can or will provide, as part of the security system, a response time by a law enforcement agency to an alarm sounding that is shorter in time than the response time by the law enforcement agency to a general distress call.
(2) “Law enforcement agency” means a police department of the State or of a county or municipal corporation of the State.
(3) “Response time” means the period of time from the moment an alarm from a security system is activated to the moment a law enforcement agency responds to the alarm sounding.
(4) (i) “Security system” means any burglary alarm system or robbery alarm system.
(ii) “Security system” includes the service of monitoring the property to which a security system is attached in case of an alarm sounding.
(5) “Seller” means a person who sells or offers for sale a security system.
(b) In connection with a sale or offer for sale of a security system, a seller may not state that the seller can or will provide, as part of the security system, a response time by a law enforcement agency to an alarm sounding that is shorter in time than the response time by the law enforcement agency to a general distress call.
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