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MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 4 - Harboring, Escape, and Contraband|Part I - Harboring and Escape|Section 9-401 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Concealment” means hiding, secreting, or keeping out of sight.    (c)    “Escape” retains its judicially determined meaning.    (d)    “Fugitive” means an individual for whom a felony arrest warrant has been issued and is outstanding.    (e)    (1)    “Harbor” includes offering a fugitive or escaped inmate:            (i)    concealment;            (ii)    lodging;            (iii)    care after concealment; or            (iv)    obstruction of an effort of an authority to arrest the fugitive or escaped inmate.        (2)    “Harbor” does not include failing to reveal the whereabouts of a fugitive or an escaped inmate by a person who did not participate in the effort of the fugitive or escaped inmate to elude arrest.    (f)    “Hardware secure facility” means a facility that is securely locked or fenced to prevent escape.    (g)    (1)    “Place of confinement” means:            (i)    a correctional facility;            (ii)    a facility of the Maryland Department of Health; or            (iii)    any other facility in which a person is confined under color of law.        (2)    “Place of confinement” does not include:            (i)    a detention center for juveniles;            (ii)    a facility for juveniles listed in § 9–226(b) of the Human Services Article;            (iii)    a place identified in a juvenile community detention order; or            (iv)    a privately operated, hardware secure facility for juveniles committed to the Department of Juvenile Services.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 4 - Harboring, Escape, and Contraband|Part I - Harboring and Escape|Section 9-402 - Harboring Fugitive

    (a)    This section does not apply if the warrant is for a traffic offense.    (b)    A person may not harbor a fugitive to prevent the fugitive’s discovery or arrest after:        (1)    being notified, or otherwise knowing, that a felony warrant was issued for the arrest of the fugitive; and        (2)    being notified that harboring the fugitive is a crime.    (c)    A person may not knowingly harbor a fugitive who is avoiding:        (1)    prosecution;        (2)    custody; or        (3)    confinement after conviction of a felony.    (d)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 4 - Harboring, Escape, and Contraband|Part I - Harboring and Escape|Section 9-403 - Harboring Escaped Inmate

    (a)    A person may not willfully harbor an inmate, who was imprisoned for a felony and who escaped from the custody of the Division of Correction or other correctional unit to which the inmate has been committed, after:        (1)    being notified, or otherwise knowing, that the inmate escaped; and        (2)    being notified that harboring the inmate is a crime.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 4 - Harboring, Escape, and Contraband|Part I - Harboring and Escape|Section 9-404 - Escape in the First Degree

    (a)    A person may not knowingly escape from a place of confinement.    (b)    A person may not:        (1)    escape from:            (i)    a detention center for juveniles;            (ii)    a facility for juveniles listed in § 9–226(b) of the Human Services Article;            (iii)    a place identified in a juvenile community detention order; or            (iv)    a privately operated, hardware secure facility for juveniles committed to the Department of Juvenile Services; and        (2)    in the course of the escape commit an assault.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of the felony of escape in the first degree and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $20,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 4 - Harboring, Escape, and Contraband|Part I - Harboring and Escape|Section 9-405 - Escape in the Second Degree

    (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.        (2)    A person may not knowingly fail to obey a court order to report to a place of confinement.        (3)    A person may not escape from:            (i)    except as otherwise punishable under § 9–404(b) of this subtitle, a detention center for juveniles or a facility for juveniles listed in § 9–226(b) of the Human Services Article;            (ii)    a place identified in a home detention order or agreement;            (iii)    a place identified in a juvenile community detention order; or            (iv)    a privately operated, hardware secure facility for juveniles committed to the Department of Juvenile Services.    (b)    (1)    This subsection applies to a person who is:            (i)    temporarily released from a place of confinement;            (ii)    committed to a pretrial agency;            (iii)    committed to home detention by:                1.    the court; or                2.    the Division of Correction under Title 3, Subtitle 4 of the Correctional Services Article;            (iv)    committed to a home detention program administered by a county;            (v)    committed to a private home detention monitoring agency as defined in § 20–101 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article; or            (vi)    ordered by a court to serve a term of custodial confinement as defined in § 6–219 of the Criminal Procedure Article as a condition of a suspended sentence or probation before or after judgment.        (2)    A person may not knowingly:            (i)    violate any restriction on movement imposed under the terms of a temporary release, pretrial commitment, custodial confinement, or home detention order or agreement;            (ii)    fail to return to a place of confinement under the terms of a temporary release, pretrial commitment, custodial confinement, or home detention order or agreement; or            (iii)    remove, block, deactivate, or otherwise tamper with a monitoring device required to be worn or carried by the person to track the person’s location, including an ankle or wrist bracelet, global position satellite offender tracking technology, or comparable equipment or system.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of escape in the second degree and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 4 - Harboring, Escape, and Contraband|Part I - Harboring and Escape|Section 9-406 - Escape -- Voluntary Intoxication Not a Defense

    Voluntary intoxication is not a defense to a charge of escape under this subtitle.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 4 - Harboring, Escape, and Contraband|Part I - Harboring and Escape|Section 9-407 - Escape -- Sentencing Terms

    A sentence imposed for a violation of § 9-404 or § 9-405 of this subtitle:         (1)    shall be consecutive to any term of confinement being served or to be served at the time of the escape;        (2)    may not be suspended; and        (3)    may include the entry of a judgment for all reasonable expenses incurred in returning the person to the place of confinement if the person has received timely notice of and an opportunity to contest the accuracy of the expenses allegedly owed.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-408 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 4 - Harboring, Escape, and Contraband|Part I - Harboring and Escape|Section 9-408 - Resisting or Interfering With Arrest

    (a)    In this section, “police officer” means an individual who is authorized to make an arrest under Title 2 of the Criminal Procedure Article.    (b)    A person may not intentionally:        (1)    resist a lawful arrest; or        (2)    interfere with an individual who the person has reason to know is a police officer who is making or attempting to make a lawful arrest or detention of another person.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.    (d)    The unit of prosecution for a violation of this section is based on the arrest or detention regardless of the number of police officers involved in the arrest or detention.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-410 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 4 - Harboring, Escape, and Contraband|Part II - Contraband -- Places of Confinement|Section 9-410 - Definitions

    (a)    In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Alcoholic beverage” means beer, wine, or distilled spirits.    (c)    “Contraband” means any item, material, substance, or other thing that:        (1)    is not authorized for inmate possession by the managing official; or        (2)    is brought into the correctional facility in a manner prohibited by the managing official.    (d)    “Controlled dangerous substance” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of this article.    (e)    “Managing official” means the administrator, director, warden, superintendent, sheriff, or other individual responsible for the management of a place of confinement.    (f)    (1)    “Place of confinement” means:            (i)    a correctional facility;            (ii)    a facility of the Maryland Department of Health;            (iii)    a detention center for juveniles;            (iv)    a facility for juveniles listed in § 9–226(b) of the Human Services Article;            (v)    a place identified in a juvenile community detention order; or            (vi)    any other facility in which a person is confined under color of law.        (2)    “Place of confinement” does not include a place identified in a home detention order or agreement.    (g)    (1)    “Telecommunication device” means:            (i)    a device that is able to transmit telephonic, electronic, digital, cellular, or radio communications; or            (ii)    a part of a device that is able to transmit telephonic, electronic, digital, cellular, or radio communications, regardless of whether the part itself is able to transmit.        (2)    “Telecommunication device” includes a cellular telephone, digital telephone, picture telephone, and modem equipped device.    (h)    “Weapon” means a gun, knife, club, explosive, or other article that can be used to kill or inflict bodily injury.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-411 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 4 - Harboring, Escape, and Contraband|Part II - Contraband -- Places of Confinement|Section 9-411 - Scope of Part

    This part does not apply to a drug or substance that is legally possessed by an individual under a written prescription issued by a person authorized by law and designated by the managing official to prescribe inmate medication.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-412 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 4 - Harboring, Escape, and Contraband|Part II - Contraband -- Places of Confinement|Section 9-412 - Contraband -- in General

    (a)    A person may not:        (1)    deliver any contraband to a person detained or confined in a place of confinement;        (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.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-413 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 4 - Harboring, Escape, and Contraband|Part II - Contraband -- Places of Confinement|Section 9-413 - Contraband -- for Escape

    (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.        (2)    A person may not possess contraband with the intent to deliver it to a person detained or confined in a place of confinement to effect an escape.        (3)    A person may not deposit or conceal any contraband in or about a place of confinement or on any land appurtenant to the place of confinement to effect an escape.        (4)    A person detained or confined in a place of confinement may not knowingly possess or receive contraband to effect an escape.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-414 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 4 - Harboring, Escape, and Contraband|Part II - Contraband -- Places of Confinement|Section 9-414 - Contraband -- Weapon

    (a)    (1)    A person may not deliver a weapon to a person detained or confined in a place of confinement.        (2)    A person may not possess a weapon with the intent to deliver it to a person detained or confined in a place of confinement.        (3)    A person may not deposit or conceal a weapon in or about a place of confinement or on any land appurtenant to the place of confinement to effect an escape.        (4)    A person detained or confined in a place of confinement may not knowingly possess or receive a weapon.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-415 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 4 - Harboring, Escape, and Contraband|Part II - Contraband -- Places of Confinement|Section 9-415 - Contraband -- Alcoholic Beverage

    (a)    This section does not apply to an alcoholic beverage delivered or possessed in a manner authorized by the managing official.    (b)    A person may not:        (1)    deliver an alcoholic beverage to a person detained or confined in a place of confinement; or        (2)    possess an alcoholic beverage with the intent to deliver it to a person detained or confined in a place of confinement.    (c)    A person detained or confined in a place of confinement may not knowingly possess or receive an alcoholic beverage.    (d)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-416 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 4 - Harboring, Escape, and Contraband|Part II - Contraband -- Places of Confinement|Section 9-416 - Contraband -- Controlled Dangerous Substance

    (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.    (b)    A person detained or confined in a place of confinement may not knowingly possess or receive a controlled dangerous substance.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-417 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 4 - Harboring, Escape, and Contraband|Part II - Contraband -- Places of Confinement|Section 9-417 - Prohibited Acts; Penalty

    (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.    (b)    (1)    A person may not deliver or attempt to deliver a telecommunication device, telecommunication device charger, or subscriber identification module (SIM) card to a person detained or confined in a place of confinement with signs posted indicating that such conduct is prohibited.        (2)    A person may not possess a telecommunication device, telecommunication device charger, or SIM card with the intent to deliver it to a person detained or confined in a place of confinement with signs posted indicating that such conduct is prohibited.        (3)    A person may not deposit or conceal a telecommunication device, telecommunication device charger, or SIM card in or about a place of confinement with signs posted indicating that such conduct is prohibited or on any land appurtenant to the place of confinement with the intent that it be obtained by a person detained or confined in the place of confinement.        (4)    A person detained or confined in a place of confinement may not knowingly possess or receive a telecommunication device, telecommunication device charger, or SIM card.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $3,000 or both.    (d)    A sentence imposed for a violation of subsection (b)(4) of this section shall be consecutive to any sentence that the person was serving at the time of the crime or that had been imposed but was not yet being served at the time of sentencing.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-418 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 4 - Harboring, Escape, and Contraband|Part II - Contraband -- Places of Confinement|Section 9-418 - Separate Sentence

    A sentence imposed under this part may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence for any crime based on the act establishing the crime under this part.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 6 - Interference With Government Operations|Part I - In General|Section 9-601 - Interference With Emergency Communication

    (a)    In this section, “emergency” means a circumstance in which:        (1)    an individual is or is reasonably believed by the person transmitting the communication to be in imminent danger of death or serious bodily harm; or        (2)    property is in imminent danger of damage or destruction.    (b)    A person may not:        (1)    knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly interrupt, disrupt, impede, or otherwise interfere with the transmission of a two-way radio communication made:            (i)    to inform or inquire about an emergency; and            (ii)    on a frequency commonly used or monitored by an emergency services organization; or        (2)    transmit false information about an emergency on a two-way radio frequency commonly used or monitored by an emergency services organization.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.    (d)    (1)    A two-way radio and related equipment used in violation of this section is subject to seizure.        (2)    On conviction of a violation of this section, any property seized under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be forfeited to the State and no property right shall exist in the property.        (3)    Any property that is forfeited under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be turned over to the Secretary of General Services, who may:            (i)    order that the property be retained for official use of State units; or            (ii)    otherwise dispose of the property as the Secretary considers appropriate.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 6 - Interference With Government Operations|Part I - In General|Section 9-602 - State Personnel Monitoring or Recording Telephone Conversation

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a State official or employee may not directly or indirectly monitor or record in any manner a telephone conversation made to or from a State unit.        (2)    If prior approval is granted by the Attorney General, a State official or employee may monitor or record a telephone conversation:            (i)    on telephone lines used exclusively for incoming police, fire, and rescue calls; or            (ii)    with recorder-connector equipment that automatically produces a distinctive recorder tone repeated at approximately 15-second intervals.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.    (c)    Conviction of a violation of this section is also grounds for immediate dismissal from State employment.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 6 - Interference With Government Operations|Part I - In General|Section 9-603 - Prerecorded Emergency Message

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not use a device that dials by remote control a preprogrammed telephone number and transmits a prerecorded message communicating an existing emergency condition, including fire, illness, or crime, without written approval for the use of the device from the holder of the number dialed.    (b)    This section does not apply to:        (1)    a State or local law enforcement agency that is conducting an official investigation or communicating an emergency condition;        (2)    a State or local emergency management agency that is communicating an emergency condition; or        (3)    a person that is specifically designated by an agency described in item (1) or (2) of this subsection to participate in an official investigation or communicate an emergency condition.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50 for each violation.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 6 - Interference With Government Operations|Part I - In General|Section 9-604 - False Alarm

    (a)    A person may not knowingly make or cause to be made a false:        (1)    fire alarm; or        (2)    call for an ambulance or rescue squad.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.