Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 10-704: (a) A person may not intentionally mutilate, deface, destroy, burn, trample, or use a flag: - 460 - (1) in a manner intended to incite or produce an imminent breach of the peace; and (2) under circumstances likely to incite or produce an imminent breach of the peace
What this law says, in plain English
A person cannot intentionally damage or misuse a flag in a way intended to or likely to provoke imminent violence. Violation is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year imprisonment or a $1,000 fine.
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