{"id":"AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-038","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Maryland (Governor); State level","state":"MD","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.","authority":"Pub. Safety Title 14; Ch. 14, Laws of 2020","instrument":"Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland, Prohibiting Price Gouging (Mar. 23, 2020) (Order No. 20-03-23-03)","title":"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\u0027s value of profit by more than 10 percent","dateIssued":"2020-03-23","effective":"2020-03-23","end":"\u0027until the termination of the state of emergency and the proclamation of the catastrophic health emergency has been rescinded\u0027 (Aug. 15, 2021), unless amended","startDate":"2020-03-23","endDate":"2021-08-15","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["SUPPLY","OTHER"],"addressees":["retailers of the enumerated goods and services"],"clause":"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\u0027s 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","functions":["SF retail pricing of medical supplies, PPE, cleaning products and building supplies","SC distributors and suppliers whose downstream pricing was capped","CB"],"notes":"A State supply-and-price order on PPE and medical equipment in terms (\u0027Medical supplies or equipment\u0027), reaching retail, pharmacy, hardware, veterinary, auto-repair, storage, delivery, telecommunications and child-care commerce.","sourceUrl":"https://governor.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Price-Gouging-3.23.20.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200325/https://governor.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Price-Gouging-3.23.20.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":94749,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD","url":"/library/AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-038","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-038","citation":"Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland, Prohibiting Price Gouging (Mar. 23, 2020) (Order No. 20-03-23-03) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-038)","stateName":"Maryland","related":["AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-039","AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-037"]}