Maryland consumer data privacy act
Md. Code, Com. Law § 14-4601 et seq. · Read 2026-08-15
Enacted 2024-05-09 and applicable from 2025-10-01. Scope threshold as written: 35,000 consumers, or 10,000 consumers with more than a fifth of gross revenue from the sale of personal data. Data minimisation is written as a strict standard, and the sale of sensitive data is prohibited.
Identifier
- Identifier
- Md. Code, Com. Law § 14-4601 et seq.
- Level
- State MD
- Status
- In force
- Adopted
- 2024-05-09
- Applies from
- 2025-10-01
- Supervisory bodies
- Maryland AG
Named requirements
Applicability and thresholds
Md. Code, Com. Law § 14-4601 et seq.
35,000 consumers, or 10,000 consumers with more than a fifth of gross revenue from the sale of personal data.
Privacy notice
Md. Code, Com. Law § 14-4601 et seq.
A reasonably accessible notice naming the categories processed, the purposes, the categories shared and how rights are exercised.
Consumer rights
Md. Code, Com. Law § 14-4601 et seq.
Access, deletion, portability, correction and opt-out of targeted advertising, sale and certain profiling, with an appeal route.
Sensitive data
Md. Code, Com. Law § 14-4601 et seq.
Consent, or in some states a strict necessity standard, before sensitive categories are processed.
Data protection assessment
Md. Code, Com. Law § 14-4601 et seq.
A documented assessment for targeted advertising, sale, sensitive data and profiling that carries a heightened risk.
Processor contract
Md. Code, Com. Law § 14-4601 et seq.
A written contract that sets instructions, confidentiality, deletion or return, and audit rights.
Enforcement
Md. Code, Com. Law § 14-4601 et seq.
Enforced by the state authority. Data minimisation is written as a strict standard, and the sale of sensitive data is prohibited.
Official source
EU acts on the same ground
- gdpr
Covers the same ground as the GDPR on notice, rights and processor contracts, with a narrower scope and no general lawful basis requirement.
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Register | Maryland AG, Md. Code, Com. Law § 14-4601 et seq. |
| Publisher | Office of the Attorney General of Maryland |
| Last read | 2026-08-15 |
| Interval | Every 30 days |
| Next re-read | 2026-09-14 |
| Status | Re-read overdue |
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| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Row read against the official publication | Office of the Attorney General of Maryland |
| 2025-10-01 | Date of application according to the publisher | Office of the Attorney General of Maryland |
| 2024-05-09 | Adopted under Md. Code, Com. Law § 14-4601 et seq. | Office of the Attorney General of Maryland |
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Md. Code, Com. Law § 14-4601 et seq., Maryland consumer data privacy act. NovaCopilot, https://legal.exploreworldai.com/us/regler/maryland-modpa (hämtad 2026-10-30, bevis sha256:2d9f903ab7e884f3, bygge legal-2026-10-30).
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- 2d9f903ab7e884f32f7fd7dcdc4d4bf18ffcc357dcc2cf650473be02927646ae
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- 2026-10-30
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- bygge:
- legal-2026-10-30
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