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Section 11-113 – Promulgation of Rules and Regulations

    The Attorney General may promulgate rules and regulations for the purpose of implementing and enforcing the provisions of this subtitle with respect to the persons subject to their respective jurisdictions and have the duty, and all powers necessary, to enforce any rules and regulations so promulgated.

Section 11-201 – Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.     (b)    “Attorney General” means the Attorney General of Maryland or his designee.     (c)    “Commodity” means goods, wares, merchandise, machinery, supplies, or any other articles in trade or commerce.     (d)    “County” includes Baltimore City.     (e)    “Court” means the circuit court of a county.     (f)    “Person” includes an individual, corporation, business trust, […]

Section 11-202 – Purpose, Interpretation, and Construction of Subtitle

    (a)    (1)    The General Assembly of Maryland declares that the purpose of this subtitle is to complement the body of federal law governing restraints of trade, unfair competition, and unfair, deceptive, and fraudulent acts or practices in order to protect the public and foster fair and honest intrastate competition.         (2)    It is the intent of the General Assembly […]

Section 11-203 – Exemptions

    (a)    This subtitle does not make illegal the activity of:         (1)    A labor organization or its individual members directed solely to lawful labor objectives, or a collective bargaining agreement between a labor organization, as defined in 29 U.S.C. § 152(5), and an employer or group of employers, which contains those labor objectives;         (2)    Any incorporated or unincorporated agricultural […]

Section 11-204 – Prohibited Conduct; Unlawful Contracts, Combinations, and Conspiracies

    (a)    A person may not:         (1)    By contract, combination, or conspiracy with one or more other persons, unreasonably restrain trade or commerce;         (2)    Monopolize, attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with one or more other persons to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce within the State, for the purpose of excluding competition or of controlling, […]

Section 11-205 – Production of Documents for Inspection by Attorney General

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (i) of this section, if the Attorney General believes that a person may be in possession, custody, or control of any documentary material, wherever situated, or may have any information which the Attorney General believes is relevant to the subject matter of an investigation of a possible violation of this […]

Section 11-105 – Production of Documents for Inspection by Attorney General

    Except for purposes of a criminal prosecution, if the Attorney General believes that a person is in possession, custody or control of any documents relevant to the subject matter of an investigation of a possible violation of this subtitle, he may demand and obtain the production of these documents in the manner provided for by […]

Section 11-206 – Assurance of Discontinuance of Prohibited Act

    (a)    In enforcing this subtitle, the Attorney General may accept an assurance of discontinuance of an act or practice considered in violation of this subtitle from any person engaged in the act or practice.     (b)    The assurance of discontinuance shall be in writing and filed with and subject to the approval of the court of the county […]