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Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-038 Order Primary source read

Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland, Prohibiting Price Gouging (Mar. 23, 2020) (Order No. 20-03-23-03)

Prohibiting retailers from increasing the sale or rental price of enumerated goods and services (food, fuel, medicine, medical supplies or equipment, cleaning products, building supplies, storage, delivery, computers, telecommunications, child care and others) so as to increase the retailer's value of profit by more than 10 percent

Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. · Maryland (Governor); State level (State)

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Jurisdiction
Maryland (Governor); State level · Maryland
Level
State
Authority
Pub. Safety Title 14; Ch. 14, Laws of 2020
Issued
2020-03-23 Mar. 23, 2020
Effective
2020-03-23
End
'until the termination of the state of emergency and the proclamation of the catastrophic health emergency has been rescinded' (Aug. 15, 2021), unless amended (read as 2021-08-15)
In force
Mar. 23, 2020 to Aug. 15, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Supply chainOther
Addressees
  • retailers of the enumerated goods and services
Functions reached
  • SF retail pricing of medical supplies, PPE, cleaning products and building supplies
  • SC distributors and suppliers whose downstream pricing was capped
  • CB
Collection
State corrections, emergency management and Guard AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD

Operative words

I. Except to the extent preempted by applicable federal law, a retailer is prohibited from increasing the sale or rental price of the following goods or services to a price that increases the retailer's value of profit by more than 10%: a. Food; b. Beverages; c. Fuel; d. Water; e. Ice; f. Medicine; g. Hygiene and personal care products; h. Medical supplies or equipment; i. Cleaning products; j. Pet food; k. Veterinary care; l. Motor vehicle parts and repairs; m. Building supplies and equipment; n. Home improvement and maintenance; o. Storage space; p. Delivery, including shipping and handling; q. Computers, related electronic devices, or software programs; r. Energy sources; s. Batteries; t. Internet, telephone, or telecommunications; u. Video streaming; v. Website hosting; and w. Child care.

Enforcement

Pub. Safety § 14-114 (misdemeanor; fine up to $5,000, imprisonment up to one year); Attorney General enforcement under Ch. 14, Laws of 2020

Notes

A State supply-and-price order on PPE and medical equipment in terms ('Medical supplies or equipment'), reaching retail, pharmacy, hardware, veterinary, auto-repair, storage, delivery, telecommunications and child-care commerce.

Retrieval note

Order number 20-03-23-03 per the Governor's numbering of Mar. 23, 2020 orders; the OCR shows the title and operative list.

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