(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2)    “Member” means a person who has a membership in a video club.

(3)    (i)    “Membership” means an agreement between a video club and a member that enables the member to buy or rent a video or video equipment from the video club under circumstances specified in a membership contract.

(ii)    “Membership” does not include sales by mail.

(4)    (i)    “Video” means a videotape or video disc copy of a motion picture film, television show, or recording of a live event.

(ii)    “Video” includes a video movie as defined in § 14–1601(d) of this subtitle.

(5)    “Video club” means a person, corporation, partnership, or any commercial entity that is in the business of selling at retail or renting videos or video equipment.

(6)    “Video equipment” includes a videotape or video disc player or recorder.

(b)    Any agreement or contract for membership in a video club that requires a member to leave a signed credit card authorization with the video club shall include provisions that:

(1)    Specify the maximum amount and type of fees that the video club may charge to a member on the member’s signed credit card authorization without the member’s approval, as each fee is charged; and

(2)    State the maximum length of time, which may be no longer than 6 months, that the video club may charge fees to a member under paragraph (1) of this subsection before the video club shall renew the member’s credit card authorization.