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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 166

Article — Commercial Law

Section 12-503(b)(1), 12-603, and 12-305
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1975 Volume and 1975 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article — Commercial Law

Section 12-210(a)(5) and [[12-403A]] 12-403.1

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1975 Volume and 1975 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Sections 12-503(b)(1), 12-603, and 12-305
of Article — Commercial Law, of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1975 Volume and 1975 Supplement) be and they
are hereby repealed and reenacted, with amendments, to
read as follows:

Article — Commercial Law

12-503.

(b) (1) A seller or financial institution may
not discriminate on the basis of [[AGE, sex or marital

status]] SEX, MARITAL STATUS, OR SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF

AGE against a buyer who wishes to establish an account.
REFUSAL TO ESTABLISH AN ACCOUNT FOR A BUYER WHO IS UNDER
THE AGE OF 18 IS NOT DISCRIMINATION SOLELY ON THE BASIS
OF AGE.

12-603.

A seller may not discriminate against a buyer on the
basis of the [[AGE, sex or marital status]] SEX, MARITAL

STATUS, OR SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF AGE of the buyer.

REFUSAL TO GRANT CREDIT TO A BUYER WHO IS UNDER THE AGE
OF 18 IS NOT DISCRIMINATION SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF AGE.

12-305.

In granting or denying an application for a loan, a
licensee may not discriminate against any loan applicant
only on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin,
[[AGE, sex, or marital status]] SEX, MARITAL STATUS, OR
SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF AGE. DENYING AN APPLICATION FOR A

LOAN BY AN APPLICANT WHO IS UNDER THE AGE OF 18__IS__NOT

DISCRIMINATION SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF AGE,

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That new
Sections 12-210(a)(5) and [[12-403A]] 12-403.1 be and
they are hereby added to Article — Commercial Law, of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1975 Volume and 1975
Supplement) to read as follows:

Article — Commercial Law