Maryland Solar Energy Licensing Law
Maryland Code · 2 sections
The following is the full text of Maryland’s solar energy licensing law statutes as published in the Maryland Code. For the official version, see the Maryland Legislature.
Md. Code, Bus. Reg. § 8-501
§8–501. (a) A home improvement contract that does not comply with this section is not invalid merely because of noncompliance. (b) Each home improvement contract shall: (1) be in writing and legible; (2) describe clearly each document that it incorporates; and (3) be signed by each party to the home improvement contract. (c) (1) In addition to any other matters on which the parties lawfully agree, each home improvement contract shall contain: (i) the name, address, telephone number, and license number of the contractor; (ii) the name and license number of each salesperson who solicited the home improvement contract or sold the home improvement; (iii) the approximate dates when the performance of the home improvement will begin and when it will be substantially completed; (iv) a description of the home improvement to be performed and the materials to be used; (v) the agreed consideration; (vi) the number of monthly payments and the amount of each payment, including any finance charge; (vii) a description of any collateral security for the obligation of the owner under the home improvement contract; (viii) a notice that gives the telephone number and Web site of the Commission and states that: 1. each contractor must be licensed by the Commission; and 2. anyone may ask the Commission about a contractor; and (ix) a notice set by the Commission by regulation that: 1. specifies the protections available to consumers through the Commission; and 2. advises the consumer of the right to purchase a performance bond for additional protection against loss. (2) If payment for work performed under the home improvement contract will be secured by an interest in residential real estate, a written notice in not smaller than 10 point bold type that is on the first page of the contract shall state in substantially the following form: “This contract creates a mortgage or lien against your property to secure payment and may cause a loss of your property if you fail to pay the amount agreed upon. You have the right to consult an attorney. You have the right to rescind this contract within 3 business days after the date you sign it by notifying the contractor in writing that you are rescinding the contract.” (3) The notice under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be independently initialed by the homeowner. (d) Before the performance of a home improvement begins, the owner shall be given a copy of the home improvement contract signed by the contractor. (e) A salesperson or other agent or employee of a contractor may not make a change in a home improvement contract for an owner. (f) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a home improvement contract for the installation of a solar energy generating system on the roof of a building shall include the installation of a barrier that meets industry standards to prevent wildlife intrusion and damage to the solar energy generating system or the underlying roof. (2) A home improvement contract for the installation of a solar energy generating system on the roof of a building is not required to include the installation of a barrier as specified under paragraph (1) of this subsection if the customer has waived the installation of the barrier after being informed of the cost of the barrier and the risks of not installing a wildlife barrier.
Md. Code § gen-16
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§16–101. (a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Board” means the Board of Public Works. (c) “County” includes Baltimore City unless otherwise indicated. (d) “Department” means the Department of the Environment. (e) “Dredging” means the removal or displacement by any means of soil, sand, gravel, shells, or other material, whether or not of intrinsic value, from any State or private wetlands. (f) (1) “Filling” means: (i) The displacement of navigable water by the depositing into State or private wetlands of soil, sand, gravel, shells, or other materials; or (ii) The artificial alteration of navigable water levels by any physical structure, drainage ditch, or otherwise. (2) “Filling” includes storm drain projects which flow directly into tidal waters of the State. (3) “Filling” does not include: (i) Drainage of agricultural land; (ii) In–place replacement or repair of shore erosion control structures using substantially similar materials and construction design; or (iii) Planting of wetlands vegetation when no grading or fill in State or private wetlands is necessary. (g) “Landward boundary of wetlands” means the common boundary between wetlands, as defined in this section, and lands not included within the definitions of wetlands appearing in this section. (h) “Licensed marine contractor” has the meaning stated in Title 17, Subtitle 3 of this article. (i) (1) “Nonwater–dependent project” means a temporary or permanent structure that, by reason of its intrinsic nature, use, or operation, does not require location in, on, or over State or private wetlands. (2) “Nonwater–dependent project” includes: (i) A dwelling unit on a pier; (ii) A restaurant, a shop, an office, or any other commercial building or use on a pier; (iii) A temporary or permanent roof or covering on a pier; (iv) A pier used to support a nonwater–dependent use; and (v) A small–scale renewable energy system on a pier, including: 1. A solar energy system and its photovoltaic cells, solar panels, or other necessary equipment; 2. A geothermal energy system and its geothermal heat exchanger or other necessary equipment; and 3. A wind energy system and its wind turbine, tower, base, or other necessary equipment. (3) “Nonwater–dependent project” does not include: (i) A fuel pump or other fuel–dispensing equipment on a pier; (ii) A sanitary sewage pump or other wastewater removal equipment on a pier; (iii) A pump, a pipe, or any other equipment attached to a pier and associated with a shellfish nursery operation under a permit issued by the Department of Natural Resources under § 4–11A–23 of the Natural Resources Article; or (iv) An office on a pier for managing marina operations, including monitoring vessel traffic, registering vessels, providing docking services, and housing electrical or emergency equipment related to marina operations. (j) “Person” means any natural person, partnership, joint–stock company, unincorporated association or society, the federal government, the State, any unit of the State, a political subdivision, or other corporation of any type. (k) (1) “Pier” means any pier, wharf, dock, walkway, bulkhead, breakwater, piles, or other similar structure. (2) “Pier” does not include any structure on pilings or stilts that was originally constructed beyond the landward boundaries of State or private wetlands. (l) (1) “Private wetlands” means any land not considered “State wetland” bordering on or lying beneath tidal waters, which is subject to regular or periodic tidal action and supports aquatic growth. (2) “Private wetlands” includes wetlands, transferred by the State by a valid grant, lease, patent, or grant confirmed by Article 5 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights, to the extent of the interest transferred. (m) (1) “Public notice” means the public notice and public informational hearing procedures established in § 5–204(b) through (e) of this article. (2) “Public notice” does not mean notice as provided for in § 16–303 of this title. (n) “Regular or periodic tidal action” means the rise and fall of the sea produced by the attraction of the sun and moon uninfluenced by wind or any other circumstance. (o) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Environment. (p) “State wetlands” means any land under the navigable waters of the State below the mean high tide, affected by the regular rise and fall of the tide. Wetlands of this category which have been transferred by the State by valid grant, lease, patent, or grant confirmed by Article 5 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights shall be considered “private wetland” to the extent of the interest transferred.PreviousNext
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