2013 Maryland Code
COMMERCIAL LAW
§ 14-1602 - Display of rating on outside of cassette, etc
§14-1602.
(a) A person may not sell at retail or rent, or attempt to sell at retail or rent, a video movie in this State unless the official rating of the motion picture from which it is copied is clearly displayed on the outside of any cassette, case, jacket, or other covering of the video movie.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to any video movie of a motion picture which:
(1) Has not been given an official rating; or
(2) Has been altered in any way subsequent to receiving an official rating.
§ 14-1602 - 1. Membership contracts in video clubs
(a) Definitions. --
(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 article.
(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) Required provisions. -- 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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