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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 472
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with § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, on any available federal funding,
including the amount, for the grants to be awarded under this Act.
SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 4 of this Act shall
take effect July 1, 2002. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and, at the end
of June 30, 2003, with no further action required by the General Assembly, Section 4
of this Act shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect.
SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, except as provided in
Section 5 of this Act and contingent on a report by the Secretary of Aging that federal
funding is available as described under Section 4 of this Act, this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2002. It shall remain effective for a period of 2 years and 11 months and, at
the end of August 31, 2005, with no further action required by the General Assembly,
this Act shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect.
Approved May 16, 2002.
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CHAPTER 472
(Senate Bill 543)
AN ACT concerning
Maryland Service Contracts and Consumer Products Guaranty Act
FOR the purpose of making certain provisions that apply to guaranties of consumer
products applicable to service contracts; requiring service contracts to be in
writing and to include certain information and terms; authorizing the
cancellation of a service contract by a certain person under certain
circumstances; providing that certain service contracts are void under certain
circumstances; requiring a provider of a service contract to pay or credit the
account of a certain person who has canceled a service contract a certain amount
under certain circumstances; requiring a provider of a service contract to fulfill
obligations under the service contract at a certain time and for a certain
duration; providing that a service contract is extended automatically under
certain circumstances; requiring a provider to provide a certain explanation of
reasons for delay in fulfilling the terms of the service contract under certain
circumstances; providing that certain duties of a provider may not be imposed
on the provider under certain circumstances; authorizing the Attorney General
to obtain a certain court order prohibiting the provider from further violation of
this Act under certain circumstances; establishing that it is the policy of the
State to encourage providers to establish certain informal dispute settlement
procedures; establishing that the provider is liable to the person guaranteed for
wrongful breach of a service contract; authorizing the person guaranteed to file
a certain court action if the provider breaches any duties under this Act;
authorizing certain costs and expenses under certain circumstances; authorizing
a provider to make a guaranty in addition to entering into a service contract;
authorizing a provider to designate a representative; providing that this Act
provides a certain exclusive remedy with certain exceptions; providing that
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