Maryland Code, PUBLIC UTILITIES 8-204
Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC UTILITIES 8-204
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(1) a unit of federal, State, or local government that uses an automated dialing prerecorded message machine for emergency purposes; or
(2) a person who has a preexisting business relationship with, or the consent of, the person called.
(b) A person may not use an automated dialing, push-button, or tone-activated address signaling system with a prerecorded message to:
(1) solicit persons to purchase, lease, or rent goods or services;
(2) offer a gift or prize;
(3) conduct a poll; or
(4) request survey information if the results will be used directly to solicit persons to purchase, lease, or rent goods or services.
(c) The sender of an automated dialing, push-button, or tone-activated address signaling call shall disconnect the prerecorded message machine from the recipient’s telephone line within 5 seconds after the termination of the call by either the person calling or the person called.
(d) A person who violates a provision of subsection (b) or (c) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine:
(1) not exceeding $1,000 for the first offense; and
(2) not exceeding $5,000 for each subsequent offense.