Section 12-626 – Repossession — Resale of Goods
(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the holder shall sell any repossessed goods at public auction if the buyer: (1) Has paid at least 50 percent of the cash price of the goods; and (2) Within the 15-day period provided for in § 12-625(a) of this subtitle, requests sale of the goods in […]
Section 12-627 – Repossession — Discharge of Agreement in Absence of Resale
If there is no resale of repossessed goods under § 12-626 of this subtitle, all obligations of the buyer under the agreement shall be discharged, and the holder may retain the goods as his own property without obligation to account to the buyer.
Section 12-628 – Promissory Note
(a) If, as part of an installment sale, a promissory note is taken by a seller or sales finance company, the note shall refer to the agreement out of which it arises. (b) If the note is assigned, it is subject to all defenses which the buyer might have asserted against the seller or sales finance company, […]
Section 12-629 – Waiver by Buyer Invalid
No act, agreement, or statement of a buyer in an agreement may constitute a valid waiver of any benefit or protection provided to him under this subtitle.
Section 12-630 – Violation of Subtitle
(a) Except as provided by subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a holder may not collect or receive any finance, delinquency, or collection charge from the buyer if: (1) The agreement does not contain the information required by §§ 12-604 through 12-606 of this subtitle; (2) The seller fails to deliver to the buyer a required copy […]
Section 12-631 – Jurisdiction of Commissioner of Financial Regulation
(a) If a complaint for violation of any provision of Part II of this subtitle is filed with the Commissioner of Financial Regulation, he may investigate the complaint and hold a hearing on it in accordance with § 11-413 of the Financial Institutions Article. (b) The Commissioner shall give to the person complained against at least ten […]
Section 12-609 – Motor Vehicles
(a) The finance charge imposed on the sale of a motor vehicle may not exceed an amount computed using the following annual simple interest rates of finance charge: (1) Class 1: A new motor vehicle — 16.5 percent on the outstanding balance; (2) Class 2: A used motor vehicle designated by the manufacturer by a model year not […]
Section 12-623 – Delinquency Charge; Attorney’s Fees and Court Costs
(a) If an agreement on which the finance charge is computed in advance so provides, the holder of the agreement may collect a delinquency or collection charge of the lesser of $10 or 5 percent of the amount of any payment in default, if the default has continued for at least 10 days. (b) (1) In addition to […]
Section 12-610 – Consumer Goods — Maximum Finance Charge
Except as provided in § 12-609 of this subtitle as to a motor vehicle, and notwithstanding the provisions of any other statutory law, in the retail sale of consumer goods bought under an installment sale agreement, including any add-on contract described in § 12-618 of this subtitle, the finance charge may not exceed the greater […]
Section 12-624 – Repossession — Holder’s Right to Repossess
(a) The holder may repossess goods sold under an agreement if: (1) The buyer is in default in: (i) The payment of any sum due under the agreement; (ii) The performance of any other condition which the agreement lawfully requires him to perform in order to obtain unencumbered title to the goods; or (iii) The performance of any promise the […]