Md. Code, Commercial Law § 14-2203
This is the official text of Md. Code, Commercial Law § 14-2203, part of Maryland’s Code, Commercial Law — governs commercial transactions - Maryland's version of the Uniform Commercial Code.
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§14–2203.
Official statutory text
(a) A contract made pursuant to a telephone solicitation is not valid and enforceable against a consumer unless made in compliance with this subtitle.
(b) A contract made pursuant to a telephone solicitation:
(1) Shall be reduced to writing and signed by the consumer;
(2) Shall comply with all other applicable laws and regulations;
(3) Shall match the description of goods or services as that principally used in the telephone solicitation;
(4) Shall contain the name, address, and telephone number of the seller, the total price of the contract, and a detailed description of the goods or services being sold;
(5) Shall contain, in at least 12 point type, immediately preceding the signature, the following statement:
“You are not obligated to pay any money unless you sign this contract and return it to the seller.”; and
(6) May not exclude from its terms any oral or written representations made by the merchant to the consumer in connection with the transaction.
(b) A contract made pursuant to a telephone solicitation:
(1) Shall be reduced to writing and signed by the consumer;
(2) Shall comply with all other applicable laws and regulations;
(3) Shall match the description of goods or services as that principally used in the telephone solicitation;
(4) Shall contain the name, address, and telephone number of the seller, the total price of the contract, and a detailed description of the goods or services being sold;
(5) Shall contain, in at least 12 point type, immediately preceding the signature, the following statement:
“You are not obligated to pay any money unless you sign this contract and return it to the seller.”; and
(6) May not exclude from its terms any oral or written representations made by the merchant to the consumer in connection with the transaction.
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