Ch. 378                                   2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

BY adding to

Article - Commercial Law

Section 14-3201 through 14-3204, inclusive, to be under the new subtitle

"Subtitle 32. Consumer Goods Movers—Receipts" 14-3102.1
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2000 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Commercial Law

SUBTITLE 32. CONSUMER GOODS MOVERS - RECEIPTS.
14-3201.

(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(B) "CONSUMER" HAS THE MEANING STATED IN § 13 101 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(C) "CONSUMER GOODS" MEANS GOODS USED PRIMARILY FOR PERSONAL,
FAMILY, OR HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES.

(D) (1) "CONSUMER GOODS MOVING SERVICES" MEANS THE LOADING,
PACKING, MOVING, TRANSPORTING, STORING WHILE IN TRANSIT, UNLOADING, OR
OTHERWISE TAKING POSSESSION OR CONTROL FROM A CONSUMER OF CONSUMER
GOODS FOR THE PURPOSE OF MOVING THEM TO ANOTHER LOCATION AT THE
DIRECTION OF THE CONSUMER FOR A FEE.

(2) "CONSUMER GOODS MOVING SERVICES" DOES NOT INCLUDE
MOVING CONSUMER GOODS FOR DISPOSAL OR DESTRUCTION.

(E) "MOVER" MEANS A PERSON WHO PROVIDES CONSUMER GOODS MOVING
SERVICES.

14-3202.

THIS SUBTITLE APPLIES TO A CONSUMER GOODS MOVER PROVIDING
CONSUMER GOODS MOVING SERVICES FOR AN INTRASTATE MOVE.

14-3203. 14-3102.1.

ON COMPLETION OF CONSUMER HOUSEHOLD GOODS MOVING SERVICES FOR
AN INTRASTATE MOVE FOR A CONSUMER, A CONSUMER HOUSEHOLD GOODS MOVER
SHALL PROVIDE THE CONSUMER WITH A WRITTEN RECEIPT THAT STATES:

(1)      THE CONSUMER HOUSEHOLD GOODS MOVER'S LEGAL NAME; AND

(2)     THE ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF:

(I) THE CONSUMER HOUSEHOLD GOODS MOVER'S RESIDENT
AGENT IN THE STATE; OR

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