Assistive Device State Lemon Laws
Maryland
Maryland's Code Annotated, Commercial Law 14 - 2701 (Wheel
Chair Statute)
Summary of the Law:
Who
& What is covered:
Marylands statute covers any consumer who acquires
a wheel chair by purchase, lease, transfer, or ability to enforce
the warranty.
Consumer Remedies:
Under the statute, any defects with the wheel chair
must be fixed within a reasonable number of attempts. If the defects
with the wheel chair are not fixed within a reasonable number of
attempts, the consumer must offer to transfer possession of the
motorized wheel chair to the manufacturer. Then the consumer has
a right to a replacement wheel chair or a refund of the price paid.
The manufacturer has 30 days from the date of the offer to transfer
possession to give the consumer either a replacement wheelchair
or a refund. Additionally, any violation of this statute is also
an unfair and deceptive trade practice.
Resale of "lemon" wheel chairs:
Any wheelchair which is repurchased by the manufacturer
because it is a "lemon" under this statute cannot be
resold in Maryland without full disclosure to the consumer.
Details of the Law:
Devices Covered: Wheel Chairs
Persons Covered: any purchaser, lessee, recipient,
or other person who has the right to enforce the warranty
Period Covered:
Disclosure Requirements:
Required Consumer Notice:
Repair Requirements: a "reasonable"
number of attempts (no stated minimum or maximum number)
Affirmative Defenses:
Replace or refund: consumer must offer to return
unit to manufacturer; then manufacturer must either replace or
repurchase it within 30 days
Other reimbursement:
Other remedies:
Informal dispute resolution:
Resale of Lemon: resale inside the state is prohibited
unless full disclosure (that the unit was replaced or repurchased
under the "Lemon Law") is given
Links to State Info:
Disability
Access Card Discount Program
Disabled
Public Transportation
Gas
Pumps for Disabled Buyers
Governor's
Office for Disabled Persons
Maryland School
for the Deaf
