Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 3-601
This is the official text of Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 3-601, part of Maryland’s Code, Labor and Employment — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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§3–601.
Official statutory text
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) “Commission” means compensation that:
(1) is due to a sales representative from a principal; and
(2) accrues at:
(i) a specified amount for each order or sale; or
(ii) a rate expressed as a percentage of the dollar amount that a sales representative:
1. takes in orders for the principal;
2. makes in sales for the principal; or
3. earns in profits for the principal.
(c) “Principal” means a sales corporation, partnership, proprietorship, or other business entity that:
(1) distributes, imports, manufactures, or produces a product for wholesale;
(2) enters into a contract with a sales representative to solicit a wholesale order for the product; and
(3) pays the sales representative wholly or partly by commission.
(d) (1) “Sales representative” means a person who:
(i) enters into a contract with a principal to solicit in the State a wholesale order; and
(ii) is paid wholly or partly by commission.
(2) “Sales representative” does not include a person who:
(i) buys a product or places an order for a product for resale by that person; or
(ii) sells or takes an order for the sale of a product to an ultimate buyer.
(b) “Commission” means compensation that:
(1) is due to a sales representative from a principal; and
(2) accrues at:
(i) a specified amount for each order or sale; or
(ii) a rate expressed as a percentage of the dollar amount that a sales representative:
1. takes in orders for the principal;
2. makes in sales for the principal; or
3. earns in profits for the principal.
(c) “Principal” means a sales corporation, partnership, proprietorship, or other business entity that:
(1) distributes, imports, manufactures, or produces a product for wholesale;
(2) enters into a contract with a sales representative to solicit a wholesale order for the product; and
(3) pays the sales representative wholly or partly by commission.
(d) (1) “Sales representative” means a person who:
(i) enters into a contract with a principal to solicit in the State a wholesale order; and
(ii) is paid wholly or partly by commission.
(2) “Sales representative” does not include a person who:
(i) buys a product or places an order for a product for resale by that person; or
(ii) sells or takes an order for the sale of a product to an ultimate buyer.
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