Maryland

Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article

828 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 5-901 — Notwithstanding any other law, a violation of this title shall be treated as if it were a felony for purposes of arrest,
• § 5-902 — (a) Except as otherwise authorized by this title, a person may not: (1) omit, remove, alter, or obliterate a symbol required by federal law for a substance governed by this title; (2) refuse or fail to make, keep, or furnish a record, notification, order form, statement, invoice, or information requ
• § 5-903 — - 208 - (a) In manufacturing or distributing a controlled dangerous substance, a person may not willfully use a registration number that is fictitious, revoked, suspended, or issued to another
• § 5-904 — (a) A registrant may not: (1) distribute or dispense a controlled dangerous substance listed in Schedule I or Schedule II in violation of § 5-303(d) of this title; or (2) distribute a controlled dangerous substance listed in Schedule I or Schedule II in the course of the registrant’s legitimate busi
• § 5-905 — (a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a person convicted of a subsequent crime under this title is subject to: (1) a term of imprisonment twice that otherwise authorized; (2) twice the fine otherwise authorized; or (3) both
• § 5-906 — In addition to a penalty imposed under this title, a court may require an individual to complete the educational program
• § 5-907 — A penalty imposed for violation of this title is in addition to, and not instead of, any other civil or administrative p
• § 5-908 — (a) The Department may impose a civil penalty in an amount not exceeding $1,000 for each violation of this title
• § 6-101 — (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 6-102 — (a) A person may not willfully and maliciously set fire to or burn: (1) a dwelling; or (2) a structure in or on which an individual who is not a participant is present
• § 6-103 — (a) A person may not willfully and maliciously set fire to or burn a structure that belongs to the person or to another
• § 6-104 — (a) This section applies to a violation involving property damage of $1,000 or more
• § 6-105 — (a) This section applies to a violation involving property damage of less than $1,000
• § 6-106 — (a) A person may not set fire to or burn property of any kind with the intent to defraud another
• § 6-107 — (a) A person may not threaten verbally or in writing to: (1) set fire to or burn a structure; or (2) explode a destructive device, as defined in § 4-501 of this article, in, on, or under a structure
• § 6-108 — (a) A person may not willfully and maliciously set fire to or burn the contents of a dumpster or trash receptacle that belongs to another
• § 6-109 — Placing or distributing a flammable, explosive, or combustible material or device in or near a structure or personal pro
• § 6-110 — If a structure is divided into separately owned or leased units, each unit is a separate structure for purposes of prosecution under this subtitle
• § 6-111 — (a) An indictment, information, warrant, or other charging document for a crime under this subtitle is sufficient if it substantially states: “(name of defendant) on (date) in (county) burned or set fire to (describe property) or (describe other violation) in violation of (section violated) against
• § 6-201 — (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 6-202 — (a) A person may not break and enter the dwelling of another with the intent to commit theft
• § 6-203 — (a) A person may not break and enter the storehouse of another with the intent to commit theft, a crime of violence, or arson in the second degree
• § 6-204 — (a) A person may not break and enter the dwelling of another with the intent to commit a crime
• § 6-205 — (a) A person may not break and enter the dwelling of another
• § 6-206 — (a) A person may not possess a burglar’s tool with the intent to use or allow the use of the burglar’s tool in the commission of a crime involving the breaking and entering of a motor vehicle
• § 6-207 — (a) A person may not open or attempt to open a vault, safe, or other secure repository by the use of a destructive device, as defined in § 4-501 of this article, while committing burglary in the first, second, or third degree
• § 6-208 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 6-209 — For purposes of prosecution under this subtitle, a unit in a building or structure that is divided into separately owned
• § 6-210 — (a) An indictment, information, warrant, or other charging document for burglary or another crime under this subtitle is sufficient if it substantially states: - 218 - “(name of defendant) on (date) in (county) did break and enter (describe property) or (describe other crime) in violation of (sectio
• § 6-301 — (a) A person may not willfully and maliciously destroy, injure, or deface the real or personal property of another
• § 6-302 — (a) A person may not willfully throw, shoot, or propel a rock, brick, piece of iron, steel, or other similar metal, or a dangerous missile at or into a vehicle or other means of transportation that is occupied by an individual
• § 6-303 — (a) In this section, “electric company” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Public Utilities Article
• § 6-304 — (a) In this section, “gas company” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Public Utilities Article
• § 6-305 — (a) In this section, “water equipment” includes a canal, spring, reservoir, tunnel, mound, dam, plug, main, pipe, conduit, connection, tap, valve, engine, or machinery
• § 6-306 — (a) A person may not remove, deface, or obliterate a manufacturer’s serial number that is punched on or affixed by plate to a manufactured good with the intent to prevent tracing or identifying that good
• § 6-307 — (a) A person may not: (1) sell or possess a stolen: (i) manufactured serial number; or (ii) vehicle identification plate or label; or (2) possess a manufactured serial number or vehicle identification plate or label if the person intends it to be: (i) affixed to stolen property; or (ii) used for fra
• § 6-401 — (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 6-402 — (a) A person may not enter or trespass on property that is posted conspicuously against trespass by: (1) signs placed where they reasonably may be seen; or (2) paint marks that: (i) conform with regulations that the Department of Natural Resources adopts under § 5–209 of the Natural Resources Articl
• § 6-403 — (a) A person may not enter or cross over private property or board the boat or other marine vessel of another, after having been notified by the owner or the owner’s agent not to do so, unless entering or crossing under a good faith claim of right or ownership
• § 6-404 — (a) This section does not apply to: (1) a vessel; (2) a military, fire, or law enforcement vehicle; (3) a farm-type tractor, other agricultural equipment used for agricultural purposes, or construction equipment used for agricultural purposes or earth moving; (4) earth-moving or construction equipme
• § 6-405 — (a) In this section, “political subdivision” includes a: (1) county; (2) municipal corporation; (3) bicounty or multicounty agency; (4) county board of education; (5) public authority; or (6) special taxing district
• § 6-406 — (a) “Cultivated land” means land that has been cleared of its natural vegetation and is currently planted with a crop or orchard
• § 6-407 — (a) A person may not enter or remain in the stable area of a racetrack after being notified by a racetrack official, security guard, or law enforcement officer that the person is not allowed in the stable area
• § 6-408 — (a) A person may not enter on the property of another for the purpose of invading the privacy of an occupant of a building or enclosure located on the property by looking into a window, door, or other opening
• § 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
• § 6-410 — (a) A person may not commit wanton trespass on the property of Government House
• § 6-411 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 6-412 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 6-501 — In this subtitle, “railroad vehicle” includes a car, carriage, engine, locomotive, or tender.
• § 6-502 — - 231 - (a) In this section, “railroad” includes a switch, frog, rail, roadbed, tie, viaduct, bridge, trestle, culvert, embankment, structure, or appliance that pertains to or connects with a railroad
• § 6-503 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 6-504 — (a) A person may not give a train signal to start a stopped train or to stop a moving train unless the person is an authorized employee of a railroad company
• § 6-505 — (a) In this section, “railroad” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Public Utilities Article
• § 6-506 — (a) Unless authorized by a railroad company that maintains offices in the State, a person may not: (1) buy, sell, or engage in the business of buying or selling railroad tickets or the unused parts of railroad tickets; (2) act as vendor or broker of whole or partly used railroad tickets; (3) solicit
• § 7-101 — (a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 7-102 — (a) Conduct described as theft in this part constitutes a single crime and includes the separate crimes formerly known as: (1) larceny; (2) larceny by trick; (3) larceny after trust; (4) embezzlement; (5) false pretenses; (6) shoplifting; and (7) receiving stolen property
• § 7-103 — (a) In this section, “value” means: (1) the market value of the property or service at the time and place of the crime; or (2) if the market value cannot satisfactorily be ascertained, the cost of the replacement of the property or service within a reasonable time after the crime
• § 7-104 — (a) A person may not willfully or knowingly obtain or exert unauthorized control over property, if the person: (1) intends to deprive the owner of the property; (2) willfully or knowingly uses, conceals, or abandons the property in a manner that deprives the owner of the property; or (3) uses, conce
• § 7-105 — (a) In this section, “owner” means a person who has a lawful interest in or is in lawful possession of a motor vehicle by consent or chain of consent of the title owner
• § 7-106 — - 246 - (a) In this section, “newspaper” means a periodical that is distributed on a complimentary or compensatory basis
• § 7-107 — (a) A person who obtains property or a service by a bad check under the circumstances described in Title 8, Subtitle 1 of this article may not be prosecuted for theft under this part unless that person: (1) makes a false representation that there are sufficient funds in the drawee bank to cover the
• § 7-108 — (a) An indictment, information, warrant, or other charging document for theft under this part, other than for taking a motor vehicle under § 7–105 of this part, is sufficient if it substantially states: “(name of defendant) on (date) in (county) stole (property or services stolen) of (name of victim
• § 7-109 — (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a charge of theft may be proved by evidence that the theft was committed in a manner that is theft under this part, even if a different manner is specified in the information, indictment, warrant, or other charging document
• § 7-110 — (a) (1) It is not a defense to the crime of theft that the defendant has an interest in the property that was the subject of the theft if another also has an interest in or right to possess the property that the defendant is not entitled to infringe
• § 7-113 — (a) A fiduciary may not: (1) fraudulently and willfully appropriate money or a thing of value that the fiduciary holds in a fiduciary capacity contrary to the requirements of the fiduciary’s trust responsibility; or (2) secrete money or a thing of value that the fiduciary holds in a fiduciary capaci
• § 7-114 — (a) (1) In this section, “revenue officer” means an officer with the duty to collect revenue due to the State, a county, or other governmental entity
• § 7-115 — (a) While a contract of pledge or hypothecation is in effect, a person may not, without the consent of the pledgor, repledge or rehypothecate a security, the title to which passes by delivery or endorsement received or held by the person as guaranty for money lent or advanced to the owner or holder
• § 7-116 — (a) This section applies to a person who is entrusted with money as an advance against grain or other merchandise: (1) that is purchased and stored in an elevator; and (2) for which a certificate or receipt has been delivered to an official of the elevator storage facility or to the party with whom
• § 7-201 — (a) This section applies only to a wheeled cart or other similar device that is clearly marked with the name and address of its owner and if notice of this section is clearly and prominently displayed at each public exit from the grocery store, store, or market that owns the wheeled cart or other si
• § 7-202 — (a) A bailee for hire, or a servant, agent, or employee of the bailee, may not willfully appropriate and use, or allow the appropriation and use of, any property that is the subject matter of the bailment without the consent of the owner of that property
• § 7-203 — (a) Without the permission of the owner, a person may not take and carry away from the premises or out of the custody of another or use of the other, or the other’s agent, or a governmental unit any property, including: (1) a vehicle; (2) a motor vehicle; (3) a vessel; or (4) livestock
• § 7-204 — (a) A person may not use, distribute, manufacture, duplicate, or possess keys capable of being used in locks in or on real property that the State owns or leases unless the use, distribution, manufacture, duplication, or possession is in accordance with the regulations adopted under subsection (c) o
• § 7-205 — (a) A person who leases or rents a motor vehicle under an agreement to return the motor vehicle at the end of the leasing or rental period may not abandon the motor vehicle or refuse or willfully neglect to return it
• § 7-301 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 7-302 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 7-303 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 7-304 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 7-306 — This part does not apply to: (1) a radio or television broadcaster or cable radio or television operator who transfers s
• § 7-307 — This part does not affect the rights of parties in private litigation.
• § 7-308 — - 264 - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 7-309 — (a) For a first violation, a person who violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both for each individual act in violation of this part
• § 7-310 — A recorded article produced in violation of this part and all equipment used to produce the recorded article are subject
• § 7-313 — (a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 7-314 — This part does not apply to: (1) a law enforcement officer who possesses or uses a telecommunication device or access co
• § 7-315 — A person may not knowingly: (1) possess, use, manufacture, distribute, transfer, sell, offer, promote, or advertise for
• § 7-316 — (a) A person who violates § 7-315 of this part involving more than 100 unlawful telecommunication devices or access codes or unlawful access devices is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both
• § 7-317 — (a) A violation of § 7-315 of this part may be considered to have been committed at either: (1) the place where the defendant manufactured the unlawful telecommunication device or access code or unlawful access device; or (2) any place where the unlawful telecommunication device or access code or un
• § 7-318 — - 270 - (a) A person who has suffered a specific and direct injury to a right protected by this part because of a violation of § 7-315 of this part may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction
• § 8-101 — (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 8-102 — (a) For purposes of this subtitle, a drawer has insufficient funds with a drawee to cover a check when the drawer has with the drawee: (1) no account; (2) only a closed account; (3) no funds; or (4) funds in an amount that is less than the amount needed to cover the check
• § 8-103 — (a) A person may not obtain property or services by issuing a check if: (1) the person knows that there are insufficient funds with the drawee to cover the check and other outstanding checks; (2) the person intends or believes when issuing the check that payment will be refused by the drawee on pres
• § 8-104 — (a) The drawer or representative drawer is presumed to know that there are insufficient funds whenever the drawer of a check has insufficient funds with the drawee to cover the check and other outstanding checks when issuing the check
• § 8-105 — (a) A person who obtains property or services by issuing or passing a check in violation of § 8-103 of this subtitle may not be prosecuted under this article, if: (1) other than falsely representing that there are sufficient funds with the drawee to cover the check, the issuing or passing of the che
• § 8-106 — (a) (1) A person who obtains property or services with a value of at least $1,500 but less than $25,000 by issuing or passing a check in violation of § 8–103 of this subtitle is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or b
• § 8-107 — In addition to the penalties provided in § 8-106 of this subtitle, if a person obtains property or services by issuing o
• § 8-108 — (a) A person may not pay a fine or cost imposed by a court by delivering a check issued by the person or another person if: (1) the person knows that payment of the check has not been provided for; and (2) payment of the check is refused by the drawee on presentment
• § 8-201 — (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 8-202 — (a) If a person violates §§ 8-203 through 8-209 of this subtitle as part of one scheme or a continuing course of conduct, from the same or several sources: (1) the conduct may be considered as one violation; and (2) the value of money, goods, services, or things of value may be aggregated in determi
• § 8-203 — (a) A person may not make or cause to be made, directly or indirectly, a false statement in writing about the identity of the person or of another to procure the issuance of a credit card: (1) knowing the statement to be false; and (2) with the intent that the statement be relied on
• § 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
• § 8-205 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 8-206 — (a) A person may not for the purpose of obtaining money, goods, services, or anything of value, and with the intent to defraud another, use: (1) a credit card obtained or retained in violation of § 8–204 or § 8– 205 of this subtitle; or (2) a credit card that the person knows is counterfeit
• § 8-207 — (a) If a person is authorized by an issuer to furnish money, goods, services, or anything of value on presentation of a credit card by the cardholder, the person or an agent or employee of the person may not, with the intent to defraud the issuer or cardholder: - 282 - (1) furnish money, goods, serv
• § 8-208 — (a) In this section, “incomplete credit card” means a credit card that lacks any stamped, embossed, imprinted, or written matter, other than the signature of the - 283 - cardholder, that an issuer requires to appear on a credit card before a cardholder can use the credit card
• § 8-209 — (a) A person may not receive money, goods, services, or anything of value if the person knows or believes that the money, goods, services, or other thing of value was obtained in violation of § 8–206 of this subtitle
• § 8-210 — (a) In this section, “publish” means to communicate information to one or more persons: (1) orally: (i) in person; or (ii) by telephone, radio, or television; or (2) in a writing of any kind
• § 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
• § 8-213 — (a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 8-214 — (a) A person may not use or disclose any credit card number or other payment device number or holder’s signature unless: (1) the person is the holder of the credit card number or payment device number; (2) the disclosure is made to the holder or issuer of the credit card number or payment device num
• § 8-216 — A person who violates this part is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 15 year
• § 8-217 — (a) (1) The Attorney General may institute a civil action against a person who violates this part to recover for the State a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000 for each violation
• § 8-301 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 8-302 — (a) In this section, “offer for sale” includes to induce, solicit, attempt, or advertise in a manner intended to encourage a person to purchase an identification card
• § 8-303 — (a) In this section, “government identification document” means one of the following documents issued by the United States government or any state or local government: (1) a passport; (2) an immigration visa; (3) an alien registration card; (4) an employment authorization card; - 296 - (5) a birth c
• § 8-304 — (a) A person who knows or reasonably suspects that the person is a victim of identity fraud, as prohibited under this subtitle, may contact a local law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over: (1) any part of the county in which the person lives; or (2) any part of the county in which the crim
• § 8-305 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 8-401 — (a) A partner may not with fraudulent intent: (1) convert or appropriate to the partner’s own use partnership money or property; (2) make, or cause to be made, a false entry in partnership records of a partnership transaction; or (3) fail to make or cause to be made an entry in partnership records t
• § 8-402 — (a) With intent to defraud, an officer or agent of a corporation may not sign, or in any manner assent to, a statement to or a publication for the public or the shareholders that contains false representations of the corporation’s assets, liabilities, or affairs, to: (1) enhance or depress the marke
• § 8-403 — (a) A debtor who possesses personal property that is subject to a security interest may not secrete, hypothecate, destroy, or sell the property or remove the property from the county where it was located when the security interest attached: (1) without the written consent of the secured party or the
• § 8-404 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 8-405 — (a) This section applies only to a person employed in any capacity in the management or navigation of a vessel on a river, canal, bay, or other waters exclusively within the State whether or not the person is a co-owner of or has an interest in any of the cargo of the vessel
• § 8-406 — (a) A person, on the person’s own behalf or on behalf of another, who receives, accepts, or takes in trust from another a warehouse or elevator receipt, bill of lading, or document giving, or purporting to give, title to, or the right to possession of, goods, wares, merchandise, or other personal pr
• § 8-407 — (a) This section applies to a written contract or written lease for a leased or rented good or thing of value whether or not the contract or lease contains an option to purchase the good or thing of value if the lease: (1) does not exceed a period of 6 months; and (2) is for a good or thing with a v
• § 8-408 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 8-501 — In this part, “fraud” includes: (1) the willful making of a false statement or a false representation; (2) the willful f
• § 8-502 — This part does not apply to a violation of Part II of this subtitle.
• § 8-503 — (a) This section applies to money, property, food stamps, or other assistance that is provided under a social or nutritional program based on need that is: (1) financed wholly or partly by the State; and (2) administered by the State or a political subdivision of the State
• § 8-504 — (a) An application for money, property, food stamps, or other assistance, under a nutritional program based on need or a social program financed in whole or in part by the State, and administered by the Department of Human Services, the Maryland Department of Health, or a local department of social
• § 8-505 — (a) A person with intent to defraud may not make an unauthorized disposition of food donated under a program of the federal government
• § 8-508 — (a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 8-509 — A person may not: (1) knowingly and willfully defraud or attempt to defraud a State health plan in connection with the d
• § 8-510 — A person who has applied for or received a benefit or payment under a State health plan for the use of another individua
• § 8-511 — A person may not: (1) provide to another individual items or services for which payment wholly or partly is or may be ma
• § 8-512 — A person may not solicit, offer, make, or receive a rebate of a fee or charge for referring another individual to a thir
• § 8-513 — A person may not knowingly and willfully make, cause to be made, induce, or attempt to induce the making of a false repr
• § 8-514 — A person may not knowingly and willfully obtain, attempt to obtain, or aid another individual in obtaining or attempting
• § 8-515 — A person may not knowingly and willfully possess a medical assistance card or a pharmacy assistance card distributed und
• § 8-516 — - 311 - (a) If a violation of this part results in the death of an individual, a person who violates a provision of this part is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding life or a fine not exceeding $200,000 or both
• § 8-517 — (a) A health care provider who violates a provision of this part is liable to the State for a civil penalty not more than three times the amount of the overpayment
• § 8-520 — (a) In this section, “public safety officer” means: - 312 - (1) a police officer; (2) a paid or volunteer fire fighter; (3) an emergency medical technician; (4) a rescue squad member; (5) the State Fire Marshal; or (6) a sworn officer of the State Fire Marshal
• § 8-521 — (a) A person may not obtain or attempt to obtain legal representation from the Office of the Public Defender by willfully and knowingly: (1) making a false representation or false statement; (2) failing to disclose the person’s true financial condition; or (3) using any other fraudulent means
• § 8-522 — (a) This section applies to a simulated document even if the document contains a statement that it is not legal process or a government document
• § 8-523 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 8-601 — (a) A person, with intent to defraud another, may not counterfeit, cause to be counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in counterfeiting any: (1) bond; (2) check; (3) deed; (4) draft; (5) endorsement or assignment of a bond, draft, check, or promissory note; (6) entry in an account book or ledger;
• § 8-602 — (a) A person, with intent to defraud another, may not issue or publish as true a counterfeit instrument or document listed in § 8-601 of this subtitle
• § 8-603 — (a) A person may not knowingly possess, with unlawful intent, a counterfeit title to a motor vehicle
• § 8-604 — (a) A person may not, with intent to defraud: (1) manufacture United States currency; (2) counterfeit, cause to be counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in counterfeiting United States currency; or (3) make, scan, record, reproduce, transmit, or have in the person’s control, custody, or possessi
• § 8-605 — (a) (1) A person may not counterfeit, cause to be counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in counterfeiting: (i) a commission, patent, pardon, order for release, or other court document; or - 317 - (ii) a warrant, certificate, or other public security from which money may be drawn from the treasur
• § 8-606 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 8-607 — (a) In this section, “public seal” means: (1) the great seal of the State; (2) the seal of any court of the State; or (3) any other public seal of the State
• § 8-608 — (a) A person may not: (1) counterfeit the stamp of the Comptroller; (2) unlawfully use or steal the stamp of the Comptroller; (3) unlawfully and falsely, or with evil intent, affix the stamp of the Comptroller to any written instrument; or (4) have and willfully conceal a counterfeit stamp of the Co
• § 8-609 — (a) In this section, “order for money or goods” means any writing, ordering, or requesting for the payment of money or the delivery of goods
• § 8-610 — (a) In this section, “prescription” includes an order, paper, and recipe purported to have been made by an authorized provider, as defined in § 5-101 of this article, for a drug, medicine, or alcoholic beverage
• § 8-611 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 8-612 — (a) In this section, “token” means a ticket, coupon, coin, disc, slug, or any other thing that: (1) is evidence of the right of an individual to enter, leave, ride on, or pass through or over any thing or place for which a fee is charged, including a building, ground, public conveyance, vessel, or b
• § 8-613 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 8-701 — (a) A person may not willfully or corruptly embezzle, steal, destroy, withdraw, impair, or alter a will, codicil, deed, land patent or assignment of a land patent, or a writ of administration, return, record, or part of any of those documents if as a result of that act the estate or right of any per
• § 8-702 — (a) Unless the maker of a will gives instruction to the person keeping the will for safe custody, a person who receives a will for safe custody may not: - 324 - (1) destroy the will; or (2) after the person learns of the death of the maker, willfully hide the will for a period of 6 months
• § 8-801 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 8-901 — (a) A person may not fail to furnish to the purchaser of purebred livestock a paper or certificate showing that the livestock is purebred stock within 90 days after the sale and delivery of the livestock if: (1) the paper or certificate is a condition of sale; and (2) payment has been made for the l
• § 8-902 — - 327 - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 8-903 — (a) (1) A person may not intentionally issue, sell, or give to an unauthorized person a ticket or instrument for the transfer from a conveyance on one passenger line or route to a conveyance on another line or route of the same or a different carrier
• § 8-904 — - 328 - (a) A person knowingly may not enter or race a horse in a running or harness race under a name or designation other than that registered with the Jockey Club or the United States Trotting Association
• § 8-905 — (a) A person may not knowingly present for payoff, or give to another to present for payoff, a counterfeit or altered pari-mutuel betting ticket
• § 9-101 — (a) A person may not willfully and falsely make an oath or affirmation as to a material fact: (1) if the false swearing is perjury at common law; (2) in an affidavit required by any state, federal, or local law; (3) in an affidavit made to induce a court or officer to pass an account or claim; (4) i
• § 9-102 — (a) A person may not procure another to commit perjury as prohibited by § 9-101 of this subtitle
• § 9-103 — (a) An indictment, information, or other charging document for perjury in violation of § 9-101(a) of this subtitle is sufficient if it substantially states: “(name of defendant) on (date) in (county), on examination as a witness, duly sworn to testify in (proceeding) by (court or other person admini
• § 9-201 — (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 9-202 — (a) A person may not bribe or attempt to bribe a juror for rendering a verdict
• § 9-203 — (a) (1) A person, including a candidate for office, may not give or directly or indirectly promise a gift or reward to secure a vote or a ballot at an election under the Constitution and laws of the State
• § 9-204 — (a) A person may not bribe or attempt to bribe another who is participating in or connected with an athletic contest held in the State
• § 9-205 — (a) A person participating in or connected with an athletic contest may not accept a bribe to alter the outcome of the athletic contest
• § 9-301 — (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 9-302 — (a) A person may not harm another, threaten to harm another, or damage or destroy property with the intent to: - 334 - (1) influence a victim or witness to testify falsely or withhold testimony; or (2) induce a victim or witness: (i) to avoid the service of a subpoena or summons to testify; (ii) to
• § 9-303 — (a) A person may not intentionally harm another, threaten to harm another, or damage or destroy property with the intent of retaliating against: (1) a victim or witness for: (i) giving testimony in an official proceeding; or (ii) reporting a crime or delinquent act; (2) a juror for any reason relati
• § 9-304 — (a) A finding of good cause under this section may be based on any relevant evidence including credible hearsay
• § 9-305 — (a) A person may not, by threat, force, or corrupt means, try to influence, intimidate, or impede a juror, a witness, or an officer of a court of the State or of the United States in the performance of the person’s official duties
• § 9-306 — (a) A person may not, by threat, force, or corrupt means, obstruct, impede, or try to obstruct or impede the administration of justice in a court of the State
• § 9-307 — - 338 - (a) A person may not destroy, alter, conceal, or remove physical evidence that the person believes may be used in a pending or future official proceeding with the intent to impair the verity or availability of the physical evidence in the official proceeding
• § 9-401 — (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 9-402 — (a) This section does not apply if the warrant is for a traffic offense
• § 9-403 — (a) A person may not willfully harbor an incarcerated individual, who was imprisoned for a felony and who escaped from the custody of the Division of Correction or other correctional unit to which the incarcerated individual has been committed, after: (1) being notified, or otherwise knowing, that t
• § 9-404 — (a) A person may not knowingly escape from a place of confinement
• § 9-405 — (a) (1) A person who has been lawfully arrested may not knowingly depart from custody without the authorization of a law enforcement or judicial officer
• § 9-406 — Voluntary intoxication is not a defense to a charge of escape under this subtitle.
• § 9-407 — A sentence imposed for a violation of § 9-404 or § 9-405 of this subtitle: (1) shall be consecutive to any term of confi
• § 9-408 — - 343 - (a) In this section, “police officer” means an individual who is authorized to make an arrest under Title 2 of the Criminal Procedure Article
• § 9-410 — (a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated
• § 9-411 — This part does not apply to a drug or substance that is legally possessed by an individual under a written prescription
• § 9-412 — (a) A person may not: (1) deliver any contraband to a person detained or confined in a place of confinement; - 345 - (2) possess any contraband with intent to deliver it to a person detained or confined in a place of confinement; or (3) knowingly possess contraband in a place of confinement
• § 9-413 — (a) (1) A person may not deliver contraband to a person detained or confined in a place of confinement with the intent to effect an escape
• § 9-414 — (a) (1) A person may not deliver a weapon to a person detained or confined in a place of confinement
• § 9-415 — (a) This section does not apply to an alcoholic beverage delivered or possessed in a manner authorized by the managing official
• § 9-416 — (a) A person may not: (1) deliver a controlled dangerous substance to a person detained or confined in a place of confinement; or (2) possess a controlled dangerous substance with the intent to deliver it to a person detained or confined in a place of confinement
• § 9-417 — - 347 - (a) This section does not apply to a work release or prerelease program in Montgomery County established under § 11–717 of the Correctional Services Article
• § 9-418 — A sentence imposed under this part may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence for any crime b
• § 9-501 — (a) A person may not make, or cause to be made, a statement, report, or complaint that the person knows to be false as a whole or in material part, to a law enforcement officer of the State, of a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State, or of the Maryland-National
• § 9-502 — (a) A person who is arrested by a law enforcement officer of the State, of a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State, or of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Police may not knowingly, and with intent to deceive, make a false statement to a law enforce
• § 9-503 — (a) A person may not make, or cause to be made, a statement or report that the person knows to be false as a whole or in material part to an official or unit of the State or of a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State that a crime has been committed or that a cond
• § 9-504 — - 351 - (a) This section does not apply to a statement made or rumor circulated by an officer, employee, or agent of a bona fide civilian defense organization or unit, if made in the regular course of the person’s duties