Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 8-211: (a) It is not a defense to a crime under § 8-206, § 8-207, or § 8-209 of this subtitle involving money, goods, services, and other things of value with a value not exceeding $100 that the value of the money, goods, services, and other things of value at issue is more than $100
What this law says, in plain English
A defendant cannot claim the value of stolen or misappropriated items exceeds $100 as a defense to crimes involving $100 or less. Such violations are not automatically lesser included offenses of other crimes unless the State specifically charges them as such.
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