HOUSE BILL 497

I3 By: Delegate Braveboy Introduced and read first time: January 30, 2013 Assigned to: Economic Matters A BILL ENTITLED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 AN ACT concerning Consumer Protection Sales of Goods and Services Receipt Requirements FOR the purpose of requiring merchants to provide to a consumer, at a certain time, a written receipt for a sale of consumer goods or services under certain circumstances; authorizing merchants to provide an electronic receipt to a consumer in lieu of a written receipt for a sale of consumer goods or services under certain circumstances; prohibiting merchants from charging consumers for the receipt; and generally relating to receipts for the sale of consumer goods and services. BY adding to Article Commercial Law Section 13320 Annotated Code of Maryland (2005 Replacement Volume and 2012 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article Commercial Law 3lr2145 CF 3lr2722

13320. (A) (1) AT THE TIME OF SALE OF CONSUMER GOODS OR SERVICES, A

MERCHANT SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN RECEIPT FOR THE SALE TO A CONSUMER UNLESS THE CONSUMER AGREES NOT TO RECEIVE A WRITTEN RECEIPT.

A MERCHANT MAY PROVIDE AN ELECTRONIC RECEIPT TO A CONSUMER IN LIEU OF A WRITTEN RECEIPT UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

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SUBSECTION IF THE CONSUMER AGREES TO RECEIVE AN ELECTRONIC RECEIPT FOR THE SALE.

A MERCHANT MAY NOT CHARGE A CONSUMER FOR A RECEIPT FOR THE SALE OF CONSUMER GOODS OR SERVICES.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect October 1, 2013.

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