File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Montgomery, Barkley, Boteler, Cane, V. Clagett, Lee,
Love, Mandel, McConkey, and Taylor
- Entitled:
-
Consumer Protection - Telephone Directory Listings - Intentional
Misrepresentation of Location of Business
Prohibiting a person from listing in a telephone directory a business
address, a business name, or a telephone number that intentionally
misrepresents where the business is actually located or operating or
that the business is located or operating in the same area covered by
the telephone directory; authorizing the Attorney General to institute
a civil action against a person that violates the Act to recover for
the State a specified penalty; and providing that each prohibited
listing is a separate violation.
House Action
- 2/11
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/16
- Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/21
- Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
- Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
- Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
- Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
- Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
- Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
- Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
- Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
- Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
- Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ATTORNEY GENERAL
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- FRAUD -see also- FORGERY
- PENALTIES
- PUBLICATIONS -see also- MARYLAND REGISTER
- TELEPHONES
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Commercial Law
- (
14-1319
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
