(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) "Member" means a person who has a membership in a video club. (3) (i) "Membership" means an agreement between a video club and a member that enables the member to buy or rent a video or video equipment from the video club under circumstances specified in a membership contract. (ii) "Membership" does not include sales by mail. (4) (i) "Video" means a videotape or video disc copy of a motion picture film, television show, or recording of a live event. (ii) "Video" includes a video movie as defined in § 14-1601(d) of this subtitle. (5) "Video club" means a person, corporation, partnership, or any commercial entity that is in the business of selling at retail or renting videos or video equipment. (6) "Video equipment" includes a videotape or video disc player or recorder. (b) Any agreement or contract for membership in a video club that requires a member to leave a signed credit card authorization with the video club shall include provisions that: (1) Specify the maximum amount and type of fees that the video club may charge to a member on the member's signed credit card authorization without the member's approval, as each fee is charged; and (2) State the maximum length of time, which may be no longer than 6 months, that the video club may charge fees to a member under paragraph (1) of this subsection before the video club shall renew the member's credit card authorization.
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