Section 8-315 - Payment of compensation; effect of loss of license(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a contractor may not pay or otherwise compensate another person for performing or selling a home improvement unless: (1) the person to be paid or compensated is licensed;(2) the person to be paid or compensated is not subject to the licensing requirements of this title; or(3) the transaction for which the consideration is to be paid is not subject to this title.(b) After the expiration, suspension, or revocation of a license, a person: (1) is not relieved of outstanding obligations; and(2) may complete and be paid under a home improvement contract that is made but not performed on the date of the expiration, suspension, or revocation.Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 370,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2016.