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MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-410 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 4 - Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance|Section 10-410 - Civil Liability; Defense to Civil or Criminal Action

    (a)    Any person whose wire, oral, or electronic communication is intercepted, disclosed, or used in violation of this subtitle shall have a civil cause of action against any person who intercepts, discloses, or uses, or procures any other person to intercept, disclose, or use the communications, and be entitled to recover from any person:        (1)    Actual damages but not less than liquidated damages computed at the rate of $100 a day for each day of violation or $1,000, whichever is higher;        (2)    Punitive damages; and        (3)    A reasonable attorney’s fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.    (b)    A good faith reliance on a court order or legislative authorization shall constitute a complete defense to any civil or criminal action brought under this subtitle or under any other law.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-411 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 4 - Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance|Section 10-411 - Registration of Intercepting Devices; Serial Number

    (a)    Law enforcement agencies in the State shall register with the Department of State Police all electronic, mechanical or other devices whose design renders them primarily useful for the purpose of the surreptitious interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications which are owned by them or possessed by or in the control of the agency, their employees or agents. All such devices shall be registered within ten days from the date on which the devices came into the possession or control of the agency, their employees or agents.    (b)    Information to be furnished with such registration shall include the name and address of the agency as well as a detailed description of each device registered and further information as the State Court Administrator may require.    (c)    A serial number shall be issued for each device registered pursuant to this section, which number shall be affixed or indicated on the device in question.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-412 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 4 - Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance|Section 10-412 - Breaking and Entering, etc., to Place or Remove Equipment

    Any person who breaks and enters, enters under false pretenses, or trespasses, upon any premises with the intent to place, adjust or remove wiretapping or electronic surveillance or eavesdropping equipment without a court order is guilty of a felony and upon conviction may be imprisoned for not more than ten years.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-414 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 4 - Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance|Section 10-414 - Obstruction, Impediment, or Prevention of Interception

    (a)    A person who has knowledge that an investigative or law enforcement officer has been authorized or has applied for authorization under this subtitle to intercept wire, oral, or electronic communications, may not give notice or attempt to give notice of an authorized interception or pending application for authorization for interception to any other person in order to obstruct, impede or prevent such interception.    (b)    A person who violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years, or both.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-4A-01 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 4A - Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access|Section 10-4A-01 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    The following words have the meanings stated in § 10–401 of this title:        (1)    Aggrieved person;        (2)    Aural transfer;        (3)    Communications common carrier;        (4)    Contents;        (5)    Electronic communication;        (6)    Electronic communication service;        (7)    Electronic communications system;        (8)    Electronic, mechanical, or other device;        (9)    Electronic storage;        (10)    Intercept;        (11)    Investigative or law enforcement officer;        (12)    Judge of competent jurisdiction;        (13)    Oral communication;        (14)    Person;        (15)    Readily accessible to the general public;        (16)    User; and        (17)    Wire communication.    (c)    “Remote computing service” means the provision to the public of computer storage or processing services by means of an electronic communications system.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-4A-02 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 4A - Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access|Section 10-4A-02 - Obtaining, Altering, or Preventing Authorized Access

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person may not obtain, alter, or prevent authorized access to a wire or electronic communication while it is in electronic storage in an electronic communications system by:        (1)    Intentionally accessing without authorization a facility through which an electronic communication service is provided; or        (2)    Intentionally exceeding an authorization to access a facility through which an electronic communication service is provided.    (b)    A person who violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section is subject to the following penalties:        (1)    If the offense is committed for purposes of commercial advantage, malicious destruction or damage, or private commercial gain:            (i)    For a first offense, a fine of not more than $250,000 or imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both; and            (ii)    For a second or subsequent offense, a fine of not more than $250,000 or imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or both; or        (2)    In any other case, a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both.    (c)    Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to conduct authorized:        (1)    By the person or entity providing a wire or electronic communications service;        (2)    By a user of a wire or electronic communications service with respect to a communication of or intended for that user; or        (3)    Under the provisions of this subtitle.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-4A-03 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 4A - Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access|Section 10-4A-03 - Divulging Contents of Communications Generally

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person or entity providing an electronic communication service to the public may not knowingly divulge to any other person or entity the contents of a communication while the communication is in electronic storage by that service.        (2)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person or entity providing remote computing service to the public may not knowingly divulge to any other person or entity the contents of any communication which is carried or maintained on that service:            (i)    On behalf of, and received by means of electronic transmission from, or created by means of computer processing of communications received by means of electronic transmission from, a subscriber or customer of the service; and            (ii)    Solely for the purpose of providing storage or computer processing services to a subscriber or customer, if the provider is not authorized to access the contents of any communications for purposes of providing any services other than storage or computer processing.    (b)    A person or entity may divulge the contents of a communication:        (1)    To an addressee or intended recipient of the communication or an agent of the addressee or intended recipient;        (2)    If authorized under the provisions of this subtitle;        (3)    With the lawful consent of the originator or an addressee or intended recipient of the communication, or the subscriber in the case of remote computing service;        (4)    To a person employed or authorized or whose facilities are used to forward the communication to its destination;        (5)    If necessarily incident to the rendition of the service or to the protection of the rights or property of the provider of that service; or        (6)    To a law enforcement agency, if the contents:            (i)    Were inadvertently obtained by the service provider; and            (ii)    Appear to pertain to the commission of a crime.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-4A-07 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 4A - Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access|Section 10-4A-07 - Reimbursement of Costs

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, an investigative or law enforcement officer obtaining the contents of communications, records, or other information under § 10-4A-03, § 10-4A-04, or § 10-4A-05 of this subtitle shall pay to the person or entity assembling or providing the information a fee for reimbursement for costs that are reasonably necessary and that have been directly incurred in searching for, assembling, reproducing, or otherwise providing the information. Reimbursable costs shall include any costs due to necessary disruption of normal operations of any electronic communication service or remote computing service in which the information may be stored.    (b)    The amount of the fee authorized under subsection (a) of this section shall be mutually agreed upon by the investigative or law enforcement officer and the person or entity providing the information, or, in the absence of agreement, shall be determined by the court which issued the order for production of the information or the court in which a criminal prosecution relating to the information would be brought, if no court order was issued for production of the information.    (c)    The requirement of subsection (a) of this section does not apply with respect to records or other information maintained by a communications common carrier that relate to telephone toll records and telephone listings obtained under § 10-4A-04 of this subtitle. The court may, however, order a payment described in subsection (a) of this section if the court determines the information required is unusually voluminous in nature or otherwise caused an undue burden on the provider.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-4A-08 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 4A - Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access|Section 10-4A-08 - Civil Actions

    (a)    Except as provided in § 10–4A–04(d) of this subtitle, a provider of electronic communication service, subscriber, or customer aggrieved by a knowing or intentional violation of this subtitle may recover appropriate relief in a civil action against the person or entity that engaged in the violation.    (b)    In a civil action under this section, appropriate relief includes:        (1)    Appropriate preliminary and other equitable or declaratory relief;        (2)    Damages under subsection (c) of this section; and        (3)    A reasonable attorney’s fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.    (c)    The court may assess as damages in a civil action under this section the sum of the actual damages suffered by the plaintiff and any profits made by the violator as a result of the violation, but in no case shall a person entitled to recover receive less than $1,000.    (d)    A good faith reliance on any of the following is a complete defense to any civil or criminal action brought under this subtitle or any other State law:        (1)    A court warrant or order, a grand jury subpoena, a legislative authorization, or a statutory authorization; or        (2)    A good faith determination that § 10–402(d) of this title permitted the conduct that is the subject of the action.    (e)    A civil action under this section shall be filed within 2 years after the day on which the claimant first discovered or had a reasonable opportunity to discover the violation.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-4B-01 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 4B - Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices|Section 10-4B-01 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Court of competent jurisdiction” means any circuit court having jurisdiction over the crime being investigated regardless of the location of the instrument or process from which a wire or electronic communication is transmitted or received.    (c)    (1)    “Pen register” means a device or process that records and decodes dialing, routing, addressing, or signaling information transmitted by an instrument or facility from which a wire or electronic communication is transmitted.        (2)    “Pen register” does not include any device or process used:            (i)    By a provider or customer of a wire or electronic communication service for billing, or recording as an incident to billing, for communications services provided by the provider or any device used by a provider or customer of a wire communication service for cost accounting or other similar purposes in the ordinary course of its business; or            (ii)    To obtain the content of a communication.    (d)    (1)    “Trap and trace device” means a device or process that captures the incoming electronic or other impulses that identify the originating number or other dialing, routing, addressing, and signaling information reasonably likely to identify the source of a wire or electronic communication.        (2)    “Trap and trace device” does not include a device or process used to obtain the content of a communication.    (e)    “Wire communication”, “electronic communication”, and “electronic communication service” have the meanings stated in § 10-401 of this title.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-4B-02 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 4B - Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices|Section 10-4B-02 - Installation and Use Generally

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not install or use a pen register or a trap and trace device without first obtaining a court order under § 10-4B-04 of this subtitle.    (b)    Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to the use of a pen register or a trap and trace device by a provider of wire or electronic communication service:        (1)    Relating to the operation, maintenance, and testing of a wire or electronic service or to the protection of the rights or property of the provider, or to the protection of users of that service from abuse of service or unlawful use of service; or        (2)    To record the fact that a wire or electronic communication was initiated or completed in order to protect the provider, another provider furnishing service toward the completion of the wire communication, or a user of that service, from fraudulent, unlawful, or abusive use of service, or with the consent of the user of that service.    (c)    A person who violates subsection (a) of this section, upon conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year, or both.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-4B-03 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 4B - Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices|Section 10-4B-03 - Application for Order to Install and Use

    (a)    An investigative or law enforcement officer may make application for an order or an extension of an order under § 10-4B-04 of this subtitle authorizing or approving the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device, in writing, under oath or equivalent affirmation, to a court of competent jurisdiction of this State.    (b)    An application under subsection (a) of this section shall include:        (1)    The identity of the State law enforcement or investigative officer making the application and the identity of the law enforcement agency conducting the investigation; and        (2)    A statement under oath by the applicant that the information likely to be obtained is relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation being conducted by that agency.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-4B-04 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 4B - Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices|Section 10-4B-04 - Order Authorizing Installation and Use

    (a)    (1)    Upon an application made under § 10-4B-03 of this subtitle, the court shall enter an ex parte order authorizing the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device within the jurisdiction of the court if the court finds that the information likely to be obtained by the installation and use is relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation.        (2)    On service, an order issued under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall apply to any person providing wire or electronic communication service whose assistance may facilitate the execution of the order.    (b)    An order issued under this section shall:        (1)    Specify the identity, if known, of the person to whom is leased or in whose name is listed the telephone line or other facility to which the pen register or trap and trace device is to be attached or applied;        (2)    Specify the identity, if known, of the person who is the subject of the criminal investigation;        (3)    Specify the attributes of the communications to which the order applies, including the number or other identifier and, if known, the location of the telephone line or other facility to which the pen register or trap and trace device is to be attached or applied, and, in the case of a trap and trace device, the geographic limits of the trap and trace order;        (4)    Contain a description of the offense to which the information likely to be obtained by the pen register or trap and trace device relates; and        (5)    Direct, upon the request of the applicant, the furnishing of information, facilities, and technical assistance necessary to accomplish the installation of the pen register or trap and trace device under § 10-4B-05 of this subtitle.    (c)    (1)    An order issued under this section shall authorize the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device for a period not to exceed 60 days.        (2)    Extensions of an order issued under this section may be granted upon a new application for an order under § 10-4B-03 of this subtitle and upon the judicial finding required under subsection (a) of this section. An extension may not exceed 60 days.    (d)    An order authorizing or approving the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device shall direct that:        (1)    The order be sealed until further order of the court; and        (2)    The person owning or leasing the line to which the pen register or a trap and trace device is attached or applied, or who is obligated by the order to provide assistance to the applicant, not disclose the existence of the pen register or trap and trace device or the existence of the investigation to the listed subscriber, or to any other person, unless or until otherwise ordered by the court.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-4B-05 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 4B - Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices|Section 10-4B-05 - Assistance to Investigative or Law Enforcement Officer or Agency

    (a)    Upon the request of an investigative or law enforcement officer of a law enforcement agency authorized to install and use a pen register under this subtitle, a provider of wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian, or other person shall furnish the investigative or law enforcement officer with all information, facilities, and technical assistance necessary to accomplish the installation of the pen register unobtrusively and with a minimum of interference with the services that the person ordered by the court accords the party with respect to whom the installation and use is to take place, if such assistance is directed by a court order under § 10-4B-04(b)(5) of this subtitle.    (b)    Upon the request of an officer of a law enforcement agency authorized to receive the results of a trap and trace device under this subtitle, a provider of a wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian, or other person shall install the device on the appropriate line and shall furnish the investigative or law enforcement officer all additional information, facilities and technical assistance including installation and operation of the device unobtrusively and with a minimum of interference with the services that the person ordered by the court accords the party with respect to whom the installation and use is to take place, if the installation and assistance is directed by a court order under § 10-4B-04(b)(5) of this subtitle. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the results of the trap and trace device shall be furnished to the officer of a law enforcement agency, designated in the court order, at reasonable intervals during regular business hours for the duration of the order.    (c)    A provider of a wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian, or other person who furnishes facilities or technical assistance under this section shall be compensated for reasonable expenses incurred in providing the facilities and assistance.    (d)    Nothing in this subtitle may be construed as creating a cause of action against any provider of a wire or electronic communication service, its officers, employees, agents, or other specified persons for providing information, facilities, or assistance in accordance with the terms of a court order under §§ 10-4B-02 through 10-4B-05 of this subtitle.    (e)    A good faith reliance on a court order, a legislative authorization, or a statutory authorization is a complete defense against any civil or criminal action brought under §§ 10-4B-02 through 10-4B-05 of this subtitle or under any other law.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 5 - Proof of Foreign Laws|Section 10-501 - Judicial Notice

    Every court of this State shall take judicial notice of the common law and statutes of every state, territory, and other jurisdiction of the United States, and of every other jurisdiction having a system of law based on the common law of England.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 5 - Proof of Foreign Laws|Section 10-502 - Court May Obtain Information

    The court may inform itself of those laws in the manner it deems proper, and the court may call upon counsel to aid it in obtaining appropriate information.