§ 12-1003
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§12–1003.
This subtitle does not apply to:
(1)The following persons when engaged in the regular course of their respective businesses and professions:
(i)An attorney at law who is admitted to the Maryland Bar while the attorney at law is providing professional legal services in an attorney–client relationship;
(ii)An escrow agent;
(iii)A certified public accountant;
(iv)A banking institution, other–state bank, national banking association, credit union, or savings and loan association;
(v)A person that:
1. Provides a bill payer service, as defined in § 12–401 of this title;
2. Does not initiate any contract with individual creditors of a debtor to compromise a debt or arrange a new payment schedule; and
3. Does not provide any debt counseling services;
(vi)A person that provides an accelerated mortgage payment service, as defined in § 12–401 of this title;
(vii)A title insurer, title insurance agency, or abstract company; or
(viii)A judicial officer or a person acting under a court order;
(2)A person while performing services incidental to the dissolution, winding up, or liquidation of a partnership, corporation, or other business enterprise;
(3)A trade or mercantile association acting in the course of arranging the adjustment of debts with a business establishment;
(i)A mortgage lender, as defined in § 11–501 of this article:
1. That is licensed by the Commissioner; and
2. While engaged in the mortgage lending business, as defined in § 11–501 of this article; or
(ii)An employee of a mortgage lender; or
(5)A collection agency, as defined in § 7–101 of the Business Regulation Article:
(i)That is licensed by the State Collection Agency Licensing Board; and
(ii)While engaged in the collection agency business, as defined in § 7–101 of the Business Regulation Article.