MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                             1843

Section 14 - 1002(a)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1975 Volume and 1975 Supplement)

[[BY renumbering

Article — Commercial Law

Section 14-1009

to be Section 14-1010

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1975 Volume and 1975 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article — Commercial Law

Section 14-1009

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1975 Volume and 1975 Supplement)]]

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, [[That Section 14-1008 of Article - Commercial
Law, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1975 Volume and
1975 Supplement) be and it is hereby repealed and
reenacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

Article — Commercial Law

14-1008.

(a) In addition to the provisions of Section
14—1003 of this subtitle, if the customer is charged more
than $50, the invoice shall inform the customer of the
following rights:

(1)    That a customer:

(i) May request a written estimate for
repairs which cost in excess of $50; and

(ii) May not be charged any amount ten
percent in excess of the written estimate without his
consent; AND

(III) MAY NOT BE CHARGED A SURCHARGE;

(2)    That the customer is entitled to the
return of any replaced parts except when parts are
required to be returned to the manufacturer under a
warranty agreement; and

(3)    That repairs not originally authorized
by the customer may not be charged to the customer
without the customer's consent.

(b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall be: