Section 11-309 - Misrepresentation of price; display of fractions of a cent. - Maryland Statutes

§ 11-309. Misrepresentation of price; display of fractions of a cent.
 

(a)  Misrepresentation of price prohibited.- If any commodity or service is sold, offered, exposed, or advertised for sale by weight, measure, or count, the price may not be misrepresented or represented in any manner calculated or tending to mislead or deceive an actual or prospective purchaser. 

(b)  Display of fractions of a cent.- If an advertised, posted, or labeled price per unit of weight, measure, or count includes a fraction of a cent, every element of the fraction shall be displayed prominently and the numerals expressing the fraction shall be immediately adjacent to, of the same general design and style as, and at least one half the height and width of any numeral representing the whole cents. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 97, § 23; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 6, § 1; 1986, ch. 182, § 1.]