Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 6-409: (a) A person may not refuse or fail to leave a public building or grounds, or a specific part of a public building or grounds, during the time when the public building or grounds, or specific part of the public building or grounds, is regularly closed to the public if: (1) the surrounding circumstan
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits a misdemeanor by refusing to leave a public building or grounds when asked by an authorized employee, if circumstances suggest no lawful purpose or disruptive conduct.
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