Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 15-312 - Prohibited acts - Vehicle sales transactions(a) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not permit any individual to road test a motor vehicle if he knows that the other individual does not have a license to drive of the appropriate class.(b) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not make any material misrepresentation in obtaining a vehicle sales contract.(c) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not commit any fraud in the execution of or any material alteration of a contract, power of attorney, or other document incident to a sales transaction.(d) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not prepare or accept any promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness on a vehicle sales contract knowing that it requires the debtor to pay an amount greater than that agreed on in the written contract for the sale of the vehicle.(e) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not willfully fail to perform, without justification, any vehicle sales contract.(f) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not materially deviate from or disregard, without the consent of the buyer, any of the original terms of the contract.(g) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not willfully fail to comply with the terms of a warranty or guarantee.(h) A dealer or an agent or employee of a dealer may not rent a dealer registration plate issued by the Administration.(i) A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 55,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2017.