Maryland Education Section 15-102

      (a)      Each public institution of higher education may honor credit cards as payment for:

            (1)      Tuition and fees;

            (2)      Room and board; and

            (3)      Any goods or services purchased from other auxiliary enterprises.

      (b)      The governing boards of the institutions shall determine which credit cards are acceptable for this purpose. However, a public institution may not accept a credit card from any credit card company which charges that institution a vendor discount, service charge or similar fee in excess of 2.5 percent.