Section 8-601 - Acting as contractor or subcontractor or selling a home improvement without license. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-601. Acting as contractor or subcontractor or selling a home improvement without license.
 

(a)  Contractor.- Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may not act or offer to act as a contractor in the State unless the person has a contractor license. 

(b)  Subcontractor.- Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may not act or offer to act as a subcontractor in the State unless the person has a contractor license or subcontractor license. 

(c)  Salesperson.- Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may not sell or offer to sell a home improvement in the State unless the person has a contractor license or salesperson license. 

(d)  Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on first conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or both and, on a second or subsequent conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or both. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 56, §§ 246, 261, 268; 1992, ch. 4, § 2; 1997, chs. 631, 632.]