Maryland Code § CL-14-301.1

Section CL-14-301.1
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This subtitle does not apply to a transaction if:
(1) (i) The transaction is made:
1. Pursuant to prior negotiations; and
2. In the course of a visit by the buyer to a retail
business establishment; and
(ii) The retail business establishment has a fixed permanent
location where, on a continuing basis:
1. The consumer goods are exhibited; or
2. The consumer services are offered for sale;
(2) The consumer may rescind the transaction under the provisions
of the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act or any regulation adopted under the
Act;
(3) (i) The buyer has initiated the contact;
(ii) The goods or services are needed to meet a bona fide
immediate personal emergency of the buyer, including the addition of components
necessary for the renovation or construction of residential property to improve the
accessibility of the residential property for individuals who are mobility impaired or
otherwise disabled;

(iii) The buyer furnishes to the seller a separate, personal
statement that:
1. Is dated;
2. Is signed by the buyer;
3. Is in the buyer's handwriting;
4. Describes the situation that requires immediate
remedy; and
5. Expressly acknowledges and waives the right to
cancel the sale:
A. For a contract other than a home improvement
contract, within 3 business days;
B. For a home improvement contract in which the
buyer is under 65 years old, 5 business days; or
C. For a home improvement contract in which the
buyer is at least 65 years old, 7 business days; and
(iv) The seller in good faith makes a substantial beginning of
the performance of the contract;
(4) The transaction is:
(i) Conducted and consummated entirely by mail, telephone,
or electronic communications; and
(ii) Made without any other contact between the buyer and the
seller or the seller's representative before delivery of the consumer goods or
performance of the consumer services;
(5) (i) The transaction is the result of a written change order;
(ii) The change order:
1. Is agreed to by the buyer and the seller; and

2. Is a part of a transaction under a contract previously
signed by the buyer and the seller; and
(iii) The buyer furnishes to the seller a separate, personal
statement that:
1. Is dated;
2. Is signed by the buyer;
3. Is in the buyer's handwriting;
4. Generally describes the change order; and
5. Expressly acknowledges and waives the right to
cancel the change order:
A. For a contract other than a home improvement
contract, within 3 business days;
B. For a home improvement contract in which the
buyer is under 65 years old, 5 business days; or
C. For a home improvement contract in which the
buyer is at least 65 years old, 7 business days; or
(6) The transaction pertains to:
(i) The sale or rental of real property;
(ii) The sale of insurance; or
(iii) The sale of securities or commodities by a broker-dealer
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Division of Securities
of the State.

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