2010 Maryland Code
BUSINESS REGULATION
TITLE 8 - HOME IMPROVEMENT
Subtitle 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 8-503 - Inducements.
§ 8-503. Inducements.
(a) Compensation for referral.- As an inducement to make a home improvement contract, a person may not promise or offer to pay to an owner any compensation or reward for obtaining or placing home improvement business with others.
(b) Gifts as inducements.- A contractor or salesperson may not offer, give, or pay to an owner a gift, bonus award, merchandise, trading stamps, or cash loan as an inducement to make a home improvement contract.
(c) Tangible items for advertising.- To advertise or to promote sales, a contractor or salesperson may give to a prospective customer a tangible item if:
(1) the cost to the contractor or salesperson does not exceed $25;
(2) the gift is not contingent on making a home improvement contract; and
(3) the customer does not receive more than 1 item for 1 transaction.
[An. Code 1957, art. 56, § 264; 1992, ch. 4, § 2.]
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