Sec. 02.01.01.15. Exemptions from the Operation of the Unit Pricing Law

A. Under Commercial Law Article, §14-105(a)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland, the Attorney General may exempt any sales agency which is using a program of unit pricing which is approximately as or more comprehensive than the program required by the Unit Pricing Law. The following procedures are to be followed by any sales agency requesting an exemption under Maryland law and these regulations:

(1) A request shall be made in writing;

(2) A request shall be supported by a detailed description of the plan being used;

(3) An exemption requested shall be conditioned upon the sales agency agreeing to continue the plan without change, unless prior approval of the Consumer Protection Division is obtained;

(4) A request shall be signed by the owner, partners, or corporate officers of the sales agency making the request.

B. A sales agency which does business in more than one jurisdiction where unit pricing is required by statute, ordinance, rule, or regulation, may apply for exemption from Maryland law and these regulations if:

(1) The system of unit pricing will be approximately as comprehensive as the program required by Maryland law;

(2) The sales agency submits copies of the statute and the regulations of the other jurisdiction and agrees to conduct its unit pricing program in Maryland in the same manner that it conducts unit pricing in the other jurisdiction or jurisdictions;

(3) The plan of unit pricing will not be confusing to Maryland consumers; and

(4) The request for an exemption complies with conditions in §A or B(1)-(4) of this regulation.

C. No exemption provided for in §A or B, of this regulation, will be considered to have been granted until the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General has, in writing, advised the sales agency that it is exempt.