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MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  7-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 7 - Theft and Related Crimes|Subtitle 3 - Crimes Involving Telecommunications and Electronics|Part II - Recorded Articles|Section 7-309 - Penalty

    (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.    (b)    For each subsequent violation, a person who violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both for each individual act in violation of this part.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  7-310 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 7 - Theft and Related Crimes|Subtitle 3 - Crimes Involving Telecommunications and Electronics|Part II - Recorded Articles|Section 7-310 - Forfeiture and Destruction

    A recorded article produced in violation of this part and all equipment used to produce the recorded article are subject to forfeiture and destruction by the appropriate law enforcement unit.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  7-314 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 7 - Theft and Related Crimes|Subtitle 3 - Crimes Involving Telecommunications and Electronics|Part III - Telecommunication Service Providers|Section 7-314 - Scope of Part

    This part does not apply to:         (1)    a law enforcement officer who possesses or uses a telecommunication device or access code in the course of an official law enforcement investigation;        (2)    a telecommunication service provider while lawfully acting in that capacity; or        (3)    a person who is expressly authorized by a law enforcement unit or other lawful authority to:            (i)    manufacture telecommunication devices or access codes for distribution or sale to a law enforcement unit or telecommunication service provider; or            (ii)    distribute or sell telecommunication devices or access codes to law enforcement units or telecommunication service providers.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  7-315 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 7 - Theft and Related Crimes|Subtitle 3 - Crimes Involving Telecommunications and Electronics|Part III - Telecommunication Service Providers|Section 7-315 - Prohibited

    A person may not knowingly:         (1)    possess, use, manufacture, distribute, transfer, sell, offer, promote, or advertise for sale, use, or distribution, an unlawful telecommunication device or access code:            (i)    to commit a theft of telecommunication service; or            (ii)    to receive, disrupt, transmit, decrypt, acquire, or facilitate the receipt, disruption, transmission, decryption, or acquisition of a telecommunication service without the express consent or express authorization of the telecommunication service provider;        (2)    possess, use, manufacture, distribute, transfer, sell, offer, promote, or advertise for sale, use, or distribution an unlawful access device; or        (3)    possess, use, prepare, distribute, sell, give, transfer, offer, promote, or advertise for sale, use, or distribution equipment, hardware, cables, tools, data, computer software, or other components, knowing that the purchaser or a third person intends to use them to manufacture an unlawful telecommunication device or access code for a purpose prohibited by this part.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  7-316 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 7 - Theft and Related Crimes|Subtitle 3 - Crimes Involving Telecommunications and Electronics|Part III - Telecommunication Service Providers|Section 7-316 - Penalties

    (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.    (b)    A person who violates § 7-315 of this part involving 100 or fewer unlawful telecommunication devices or access codes or unlawful access devices is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.    (c)    In addition to any other sentence authorized by law, the court may require a person convicted of violating this part to make restitution in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Article.    (d)    In addition to any other sentence authorized by law, the court may direct that a person convicted of a violation of this part forfeit to the State any unlawful telecommunication devices or access codes or unlawful access devices in the person’s possession or control that were involved in the violation.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  7-317 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 7 - Theft and Related Crimes|Subtitle 3 - Crimes Involving Telecommunications and Electronics|Part III - Telecommunication Service Providers|Section 7-317 - Location of Violation

    (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 unlawful access device was sold or delivered to a purchaser or recipient.    (b)    It is not a defense to a violation of this part that some of the acts constituting the violation occurred out of the State.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  7-318 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 7 - Theft and Related Crimes|Subtitle 3 - Crimes Involving Telecommunications and Electronics|Part III - Telecommunication Service Providers|Section 7-318 - Civil Liability

    (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.    (b)    The court:        (1)    may impose preliminary and final injunctions to prevent or restrain a violation of § 7-315 of this part;        (2)    at any time while an action is pending, may order the impounding of any unlawful telecommunication device or access code or unlawful access device that is in the custody or control of the violator and that the court has reasonable cause to believe was involved in the alleged violation of § 7-315 of this part;        (3)    may award damages subject to subsection (d) of this section; or        (4)    as part of a final judgment or decree finding a violation of § 7-315 of this part, may order the remedial modification or destruction of any unlawful telecommunication device or access code or unlawful access device involved in the violation that is in the custody or control of the violator or that has been impounded under paragraph (2) of this subsection.    (c)    This section does not allow the District Court to grant relief under subsection (b)(1) of this section.    (d)    (1)    Damages awarded by a court under this section may be computed as actual damages suffered by the complaining party as a result of the violation of § 7-315 of this part and any profits of the violator that are attributable to the violation and are not taken into account in computing the actual damages.        (2)    In determining the profits of the violator under paragraph (1) of this subsection:            (i)    the complaining party must prove only the violator’s gross revenue; and            (ii)    the violator must prove the deductible expenses and elements of profit attributable to factors other than the violation.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  8-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes|Subtitle 2 - Credit Card Crimes|Part I - General Provisions|Section 8-201 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Cardholder” means the person named on the face of a credit card to whom or for whose benefit the credit card is issued by an issuer.    (c)    (1)    “Credit card” means an instrument or device issued by an issuer for the use of a cardholder in obtaining money, goods, services, or anything of value on credit.        (2)    “Credit card” includes:            (i)    a debit card, access card, or other device for use by a cardholder to effect a transfer of funds through an electronic terminal, telephone, or computer;            (ii)    a magnetic tape that orders or authorizes a financial institution to debit or credit an account; and            (iii)    a code, account number, or other means of account access that is not encoded or truncated and can be used to:                1.    obtain money, goods, services, or anything of value; or                2.    initiate a transfer of funds.        (3)    “Credit card” does not include a check, draft, or similar paper instrument.    (d)    “Issuer” means a business organization or financial institution that issues a credit card or the authorized agent of the business organization or financial institution.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  8-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes|Subtitle 2 - Credit Card Crimes|Part I - General Provisions|Section 8-202 - Rules of Construction

    (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 determining if the crime is a felony or a misdemeanor.    (b)    Sections 8-203 through 8-209 of this subtitle may not be construed to preclude the applicability of any other provision of the criminal law of this State that applies or may apply to any transaction that violates §§ 8-203 through 8-209 of this subtitle, unless that provision is inconsistent with §§ 8-203 through 8-209 of this subtitle.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  8-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes|Subtitle 2 - Credit Card Crimes|Part I - General Provisions|Section 8-203 - Fraud in Procuring Issuance of Credit Card

    (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.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 18 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  8-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes|Subtitle 2 - Credit Card Crimes|Part I - General Provisions|Section 8-204 - Credit Card Theft

    (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 card with the intent to use it or sell or transfer it to another who is not the issuer or the cardholder.        (2)    A person who violates this subsection is guilty of credit card theft.    (b)    (1)    A person may not receive a credit card that the person knows was lost, mislaid, or delivered under a mistake as to the identity or address of the cardholder and retain possession of the credit card with the intent to use, sell, or transfer it to another who is not the issuer or the cardholder.        (2)    A person who violates this subsection is guilty of credit card theft.    (c)    A person may not:        (1)    sell a credit card unless the person is the issuer; or        (2)    buy a credit card from a person other than the issuer.    (d)    A person other than the issuer may not receive a credit card that the person knows was taken or retained under circumstances that constitute:        (1)    credit card theft;        (2)    a violation of § 8-203 of this subtitle; or        (3)    a violation of subsection (c) of this section.    (e)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 18 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  8-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes|Subtitle 2 - Credit Card Crimes|Part I - General Provisions|Section 8-205 - Credit Card Counterfeiting

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Falsely emboss” means to complete a credit card without the authorization of the issuer named on the credit card by adding any of the matter, other than the signature of the cardholder, that the issuer requires to appear on a credit card before it can be used by a cardholder.        (3)    “Falsely make” means:            (i)    to make or draw, wholly or partly, a device or instrument that purports to be a credit card but that is not a credit card because an issuer did not authorize the making or drawing; or            (ii)    to alter a credit card that was validly issued.    (b)    A person may not, with the intent to defraud another:        (1)    falsely make a purported credit card;        (2)    falsely emboss a credit card; or        (3)    transfer or possess:            (i)    a falsely made instrument or device that purports to be a credit card, with knowledge that the instrument or device was falsely made; or            (ii)    a falsely embossed credit card with knowledge that the credit card was falsely made or falsely embossed.    (c)    A person other than the cardholder or one authorized by the cardholder may not sign a credit card with the intent to defraud another.    (d)    A person who violates this section is guilty of the felony of credit card counterfeiting and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 15 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  8-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes|Subtitle 2 - Credit Card Crimes|Part I - General Provisions|Section 8-206 - Obtaining Property by Counterfeiting, Theft, or Misrepresentation

    (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.    (b)    A person may not, with the intent to defraud another, obtain money, goods, services, or anything of value by representing:        (1)    without the consent of the cardholder, that the person is the holder of a specified credit card; or        (2)    that the person is the holder of a credit card when the credit card had not been issued.    (c)    (1)    (i)    If the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value obtained in violation of this section is at least $1,500 but less than $25,000, a person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.            (ii)    If the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value obtained in violation of this section is at least $25,000 but less than $100,000, 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 $15,000 or both.            (iii)    If the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value obtained in violation of this section is $100,000 or more, a person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 20 years or a fine not exceeding $25,000 or both.        (2)    Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, if the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value obtained in violation of this section is at least $100 but less than $1,500, 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 $500 or both.        (3)    If the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value obtained in violation of this section is less than $100, a person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  8-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes|Subtitle 2 - Credit Card Crimes|Part I - General Provisions|Section 8-207 - Fraud -- Honoring Stolen or Counterfeit Credit Card; False Representation to Issuer

    (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:        (1)    furnish money, goods, services, or anything of value on presentation of:            (i)    a credit card obtained or retained in violation of § 8–204 or § 8–205 of this subtitle; or            (ii)    a credit card that the person knows is counterfeit; or        (2)    fail to furnish money, goods, services, or anything of value that the person represents in writing to the issuer that the person has furnished.    (b)    (1)    (i)    If the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value furnished or not furnished in violation of this section is at least $1,500 but less than $25,000, a person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.            (ii)    If the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value furnished or not furnished in violation of this section is at least $25,000 but less than $100,000, 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 $15,000 or both.            (iii)    If the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value furnished or not furnished in violation of this section is $100,000 or more, a person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 20 years or a fine not exceeding $25,000 or both.        (2)    Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, if the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value furnished or not furnished in violation of this section is at least $100 but less than $1,500, 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 $500 or both.        (3)    If the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value furnished or not furnished in violation of this section is less than $100, a person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  8-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes|Subtitle 2 - Credit Card Crimes|Part I - General Provisions|Section 8-208 - Completing Credit Card Without Consent; Possessing Contrivance to Reproduce Credit Card Without Consent

    (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 cardholder, that an issuer requires to appear on a credit card before a cardholder can use the credit card.    (b)    (1)    Without the consent of the issuer, a person other than the cardholder may not possess an incomplete credit card with the intent to complete it.        (2)    A person may not possess, with knowledge of its character, machinery, plates, or any other contrivance designed to reproduce an instrument purporting to be a credit card of an issuer that has not consented to the preparation of the credit card.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 15 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  8-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes|Subtitle 2 - Credit Card Crimes|Part I - General Provisions|Section 8-209 - Receiving Property by Stolen, Counterfeit, or Misrepresented Credit Card

    (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.    (b)    (1)    (i)    If the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value obtained in violation of this section is at least $1,500 but less than $25,000, a person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.            (ii)    If the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value obtained in violation of this section is at least $25,000 but less than $100,000, 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 $15,000 or both.            (iii)    If the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value obtained in violation of this section is $100,000 or more, a person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 20 years or a fine not exceeding $25,000 or both.        (2)    Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, if the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value obtained in violation of this section is at least $100 but less than $1,500, 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 $500 or both.        (3)    If the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value obtained in violation of this section is less than $100, a person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  8-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes|Subtitle 2 - Credit Card Crimes|Part I - General Provisions|Section 8-210 - Publishing Number or Code of Telephone Credit Card

    (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.    (b)    A person may not publish or cause to be published the number or code of an existing, canceled, revoked, expired, or nonexistent telephone credit card, or the numbering or coding system that is used in issuing telephone credit cards, with the intent that the number, code, or system be used or with knowledge that it may be used fraudulently to avoid paying a lawful toll charge.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.