SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                         533

this State in civil cases, with the same fees and mileage as may be
provided by law in civil cases.

(ii) If the Department shall determine that any licensee is guilty
of any violation of any of the provisions of this article, the authority
of the licensee to do business may be revoked or suspended for such
period of time that shall be determined by the Department.

(iii) If the license is refused, the applicant may, within ten (10)
days from the date of notice of refusal is mailed, request a hearing.
Said hearing must be held within thirty (30) days of the date of
request, and the Department must render a decision within twenty
(20) days following the hearing.

(iv) If any person fails to comply with a lawful order or subpoena
of the Department or to appear to testify to any matter concerning
which he may be lawfully interrogated, upon petition of the Depart-
ment, setting forth the facts, it shall be the duty of the Circuit
Court of any County or of the Baltimore City Court, as the case may
be, to compel obedience to the requirements of such subpoena or
order and to compel the production of relevant documents and other
evidence. Any person failing, refusing or neglecting to comply with
such order of the court shall be punished for contempt of court.

(4) The following acts are prohibited:

(i) Wilful failure to perform, without justification, any valid
vehicle sales contract; or material deviation from or disregard of the
original terms without the consent of the purchaser:

(ii) Failure of a salesman to account for and to remit to the
dealership, any payment received in connection with a vehicle sales
contract;

(iii) Making any material misrepresentation in the procurement
of a vehicle sales contract; or

(iv) Any fraud in the execution or material alteration of any
contract, power of attorney or other document incident to a sales
transaction;

(v) Preparing or accepting any promissory note, or other
evidence of indebtedness upon the obligations of a vehicle sales
transaction with knowledge that it recites a greater monetary obliga-
tion than the consideration originally agreed upon in writing by
the buyer and seller;

(vi) Directly or indirectly publishing any advertisement relating
to vehicle sales which contains an insertion, representation or state-
ment of fact which is false, deceptive, or misleading; provided that
any advertisement which is subject to and complies with the then
existing rules, regulations or guides of the Federal Trade Commission
shall not be deemed false, deceptive or misleading; or by any means
advertising or purporting to offer the general public any vehicle with
the intent not to accept contracts for that particular vehicle or at the
price which is advertised or offered to the public;

(vii) Wilful or deliberate disregard and violation of the dealer
license laws of this State;

(viii) Doing any vehicle sales business with or through any
person who is subject to the licensing requirements of this subtitle
with the knowledge that subject person is not licensed as required;