Section 11-701 - Definitions.
§ 11-701. Definitions.
(a) In general.- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) Engage in the business of an out-of-state vendor.-
(1) "Engage in the business of an out-of-state vendor" means to sell or deliver tangible personal property or a taxable service for use in the State.
(2) "Engage in the business of an out-of-state vendor" includes:
(i) permanently or temporarily maintaining, occupying, or using any office, sales or sample room, or distribution, storage, warehouse, or other place for the sale of tangible personal property or a taxable service directly or indirectly through an agent or subsidiary;
(ii) having an agent, canvasser, representative, salesman, or solicitor operating in the State for the purpose of delivering, selling, or taking orders for tangible personal property or a taxable service; or
(iii) entering the State on a regular basis to provide service or repair for tangible personal property.
(c) Engage in the business of a retail vendor.-
(1) "Engage in the business of a retail vendor" means to sell or deliver tangible personal property or a taxable service in the State.
(2) "Engage in the business of a retail vendor" includes liquidating a business that sells tangible personal property or a taxable service, when the liquidator holds out to the public that the business is conducted by the liquidator.
(d) License.-
(1) "License" means a license issued by the Comptroller:
(i) to engage in the business of an out-of-state vendor; or
(ii) to engage in the business of a retail vendor.
(2) "License" includes a special license issued under § 11-707 of this subtitle.
[An. Code 1957, art. 81, §§ 324, 372; 1988, ch. 2, § 1; 1995, ch. 221.]