Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 8-204: (a) (1) A person may not: (i) take a credit card from another, or from the possession, custody, or control of another without the consent of the cardholder; or (ii) with knowledge that a credit card has been taken under the circumstances described in item (i) of this paragraph, receive the credit ca
What this law says, in plain English
This statute prohibits taking, receiving, or selling credit cards without authorization or the cardholder's consent. Violations constitute credit card theft, punishable as a misdemeanor.
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