File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Stone, Della, and Hughes
- Entitled:
-
Commercial Law - Misrepresentation of Geographic Location -
Prohibition
Prohibiting a person from misrepresenting the person's geographic
location by listing a trade name, a fictitious business name, or an
assumed business name in a local telephone directory or in a directory
assistance database under specified circumstances; providing that a
telephone company or other directory assistance service provider, or a
specified officer or agent, may not be held liable for publishing the
listing of specified names in a directory or directory assistance
database; etc.
Senate Action
- 3/1
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 3/14
- Re-referred Finance
- Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/25
- Unfavorable Report by Finance
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
- Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
- Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- NAMES -see also- PROPER NAMES
- PUBLICATIONS -see also- MARYLAND REGISTER
- TELEPHONES
- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Commercial Law
- (
13-319
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered