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Maryland Data Privacy Laws: MODPA Consumer Rights Guide (2026)

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Maryland Data Privacy Laws: MODPA Consumer Rights Guide (2026)

Updates

Corrected the enforcement section against the statutory text: MODPA penalties are now cited to Com. Law §§ 14-4713 and 13-410 rather than the Consumer Protection Act definitions section, the cure provision now reflects the at-least-60-day notice and the seven statutory factors in § 14-4714 (removing a written-statement requirement Maryland does not impose), and the criminal-penalty row now states the actual misdemeanor exposure under § 13-411(a), which has no willfulness element.

Updated MODPA's statutory citations to reflect its recodification from Subtitle 46 (§§ 14-4601-14-4614) to Subtitle 47 (§§ 14-4701-14-4714), corrected the Genetic Information Privacy Act's citation range to §§ 14-4401-14-4408, and added coverage of the July 1, 2026 MODPA amendment (Chapter 874, House Bill 711) that bars selling personal data for immigration enforcement and expands the definition of sensitive data to include data a controller infers to indicate a protected category.

Independently fact-checked against the cited primary sources; governing law re-checked for recent changes

Corrected the trigger for substitute notice under Maryland's breach notification law (Com. Law 14-3504). The live statute text ties substitute notice solely to a business lacking sufficient contact information, not to a $100,000 cost threshold or 175,000-individual count as previously stated.

Governing law re-checked for recent changes

Governing law re-checked for recent changes

Reviewed and approved by an editor

Sources and References

  1. Maryland SB 541 - Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA) Legislation(mgaleg.maryland.gov).gov
  2. Maryland SB 541 - Enrolled Bill Text (Chapter 455)(mgaleg.maryland.gov).gov
  3. Maryland HB 567 - Cross-Filed Companion Bill(mgaleg.maryland.gov).gov
  4. Maryland Attorney General - Data Privacy Information(oag.maryland.gov).gov
  5. Maryland Data Breach Notification Law - Md. Code, Com. Law 14-3504(mgaleg.maryland.gov).gov
  6. Maryland AG - Security Breach Notices(oag.maryland.gov).gov
  7. Maryland AG - PIPA Business Compliance Guidelines(oag.maryland.gov).gov
  8. FTC - Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act(ftc.gov).gov
  9. HHS - HIPAA(hhs.gov).gov
  10. FTC - COPPA Rule(ftc.gov).gov
  11. U.S. Dept. of Education - FERPA(www2.ed.gov).gov
  12. Maryland HB 603 - Age-Appropriate Design Code Act(mgaleg.maryland.gov).gov
  13. Maryland Genetic Information Privacy Act - HB 866 (2022)(mgaleg.maryland.gov).gov
  14. Maryland Confidentiality of Medical Records Act - Md. Code, Health-Gen. 4-302(health.maryland.gov).gov
  15. FTC - TAKE IT DOWN Act Enforcement Begins(ftc.gov).gov
  16. FTC Consumer Alert - TAKE IT DOWN Act(consumer.ftc.gov).gov
  17. FTC - Fair Credit Reporting Act(ftc.gov).gov
  18. EPIC - Maryland Online Data Privacy Act Comes Into Effect(epic.org)
  19. Md. Code, Com. Law § 14-4713 - MODPA Enforcement (violation is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice under Title 13)(mgaleg.maryland.gov)
  20. Md. Code, Com. Law § 14-4714 - MODPA Notice of Violation and Right to Cure(mgaleg.maryland.gov)
  21. Md. Code, Com. Law § 13-410 - Consumer Protection Act Civil Penalties ($10,000 / $25,000)(mgaleg.maryland.gov)
  22. Md. Code, Com. Law § 13-411 - Consumer Protection Act Criminal Penalties(mgaleg.maryland.gov)
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