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MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-607 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 6 - Interference With Government Operations|Part II - Alarm Systems|Section 9-607 - Definitions

    (a)    In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Alarm system” means a burglary alarm system, robbery alarm system, or automatic fire alarm system.    (c)    (1)    “Alarm system contractor” means a person who installs, maintains, monitors, alters, or services alarm systems.        (2)    “Alarm system contractor” does not include a person who only manufactures or sells alarm systems.    (d)    “Alarm user” means:        (1)    a person in control of an alarm system within, on, or around any building, structure, facility, or site; or        (2)    the owner or lessee of an alarm system.    (e)    (1)    “False alarm” means a request for immediate assistance from a law enforcement unit or fire department regardless of cause that is not in response to an actual emergency situation or threatened suggested criminal activity.        (2)    “False alarm” includes:            (i)    a negligently or accidentally activated signal;            (ii)    a signal that is activated as the result of faulty, malfunctioning, or improperly installed or maintained equipment; and            (iii)    a signal that is purposely activated in a nonemergency situation.        (3)    “False alarm” does not include:            (i)    a signal activated by unusually severe weather conditions or other causes beyond the control of the alarm user or alarm system contractor; or            (ii)    a signal activated within 60 days after a new installation of an alarm system.    (f)    “Law enforcement unit” means the Department of State Police, the police department of a county or municipal corporation, and a sheriff’s department or other governmental law enforcement unit having employees authorized to make arrests.    (g)    “Signal” means the activation of an alarm system that requests a response by a law enforcement unit or a fire department.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-608 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 6 - Interference With Government Operations|Part II - Alarm Systems|Section 9-608 - Nonemergency Activation of Signal

    (a)    A person may not intentionally activate a signal for a nonemergency situation.    (b)    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. §  9-609 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 6 - Interference With Government Operations|Part II - Alarm Systems|Section 9-609 - Multiple False Alarms

    (a)    This section does not apply:        (1)    to alarm systems activated by weather conditions or causes beyond the control of the alarm user;        (2)    in Frederick County if regulations are adopted under § 12–806 of the Local Government Article providing for the registration of alarm system contractors and alarm users, the issuance of civil citations, and penalties for a violation of a regulation;        (3)    in Calvert County if the Board of County Commissioners of Calvert County adopts regulations under § 12–806 of the Local Government Article providing for the registration of alarm system contractors and alarm users, the issuance of civil citations, and penalties for a violation of a regulation; or        (4)    in Washington County if the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County adopts regulations under § 12–806 of the Local Government Article providing for the registration of alarm system contractors and alarm users, the issuance of civil citations, and penalties for a violation of a regulation.    (b)    An alarm system that is activated more than once within a 12–hour period when a premises with an alarm system is unoccupied and that is not in response to an actual emergency situation or threatened suggested criminal activity constitutes one false alarm if:        (1)    access to the building is provided to the alarm system contractor; and        (2)    an alarm system contractor or an employee of an alarm system contractor responds to the activated alarm system.    (c)    (1)    A law enforcement unit or fire department may issue a civil citation to an alarm user for the negligent or accidental activation of an alarm system as a result of faulty, malfunctioning, or improperly installed or maintained equipment or for a false alarm if the number of activations or false alarms to which the law enforcement unit or fire department responds exceeds:            (i)    three responses within a 30–day period; or            (ii)    eight responses within a 12–month period.        (2)    A civil citation issued under this section shall assess a penalty of $30 for each negligent or accidental activation or false alarm.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  9-610 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 6 - Interference With Government Operations|Part II - Alarm Systems|Section 9-610 - Defective Alarm System

    (a)    In this section, “defective alarm system” means an alarm system that activates:        (1)    more than three false alarms within a 30-day period; or        (2)    eight or more false alarms within a 12-month period.    (b)    (1)    A law enforcement unit or fire department that responds to false alarms from a defective alarm system shall provide written notice of the defective condition to the alarm user.        (2)    The alarm user, within 30 days after receiving the notice, shall:            (i)    1.    if qualified, inspect the alarm system; or                2.    have the alarm system inspected by an alarm system contractor; and            (ii)    within 15 days after the inspection, file with the law enforcement unit or fire department that issued the notice a written report that contains the:                1.    result of the inspection;                2.    probable cause of the false alarms; and                3.    recommendations or action taken to eliminate the false alarms.    (c)    An alarm user may not use a defective alarm system after receiving a written notice under subsection (b) of this section.    (d)    A person who violates subsection (c) of 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. §  9-611 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration|Subtitle 6 - Interference With Government Operations|Part II - Alarm Systems|Section 9-611 - Audible Alarm System

    (a)    In this section, “audible alarm system” means an alarm system that, when activated, emits an audible noise from an annunciator.    (b)    An audible alarm system shall be equipped to:        (1)    automatically silence the annunciator within 30 minutes after activation; and        (2)    allow an accidental or negligent activation to be halted or reset.    (c)    An alarm system contractor may not sell, lease, rent, or offer to sell, lease, or rent an audible alarm system that does not comply with the requirements of this section.    (d)    A person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of $100 for each violation.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety|Part I - General Provisions|Section 10-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Distribute” means to:        (1)    give, sell, deliver, dispense, issue, or offer to give, sell, deliver, dispense, or issue; or        (2)    cause or hire a person to give, sell, deliver, dispense, issue or offer to give, sell, deliver, dispense, or issue.    (c)    (1)    “Tobacco paraphernalia” means any object used, intended for use, or designed for use in inhaling or otherwise introducing tobacco products into the human body.        (2)    “Tobacco paraphernalia” includes:            (i)    a cigarette rolling paper;            (ii)    a metal, wooden, acrylic, glass, stone, plastic, or ceramic pipe with or without screen, permanent screen, or punctured metal bowl;            (iii)    a water pipe;            (iv)    a carburetion tube or device;            (v)    a smoking or carburetion mask;            (vi)    an object known as a roach clip used to hold burning material, such as a cigarette that has become too small or too short to be held in the hand;            (vii)    a chamber pipe;            (viii)    a carburetor pipe;            (ix)    an electric pipe;            (x)    an air–driven pipe;            (xi)    a chillum;            (xii)    a bong; and            (xiii)    an ice pipe or chiller.    (d)    (1)    “Tobacco product” means a product that is:            (i)    intended for human inhalation, absorption, ingestion, smoking, heating, chewing, dissolving, or any other manner of consumption that is made of, derived from, or contains:                1.    tobacco; or                2.    nicotine; or            (ii)    an accessory or a component used in any manner of consumption of a product described in item (i) of this paragraph.        (2)    “Tobacco product” includes:            (i)    cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff, and snus;            (ii)    electronic smoking devices; and            (iii)    filters, rolling papers, pipes, and liquids used in electronic smoking devices regardless of nicotine content.        (3)    “Tobacco product” does not include a drug, device, or combination product authorized for sale by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.    (e)    “Venereal disease” includes gonorrhea, syphilis, chancroid, and any diseased condition of the human genitalia caused by, related to, or resulting from a venereal disease.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety|Part I - General Provisions|Section 10-102 - Venereal Disease -- Advertising Cure

    (a)    This section does not apply to:        (1)    a government unit;        (2)    a health or medical agency approved by the Secretary of Health;        (3)    a medical, pharmaceutical, or other professional publication not publicly distributed; or        (4)    a news item or article published in a newspaper, magazine, or book.    (b)    A person may not advertise, allow to be advertised, or call to public attention:        (1)    a drug, medicine, preparation, or substance for the treatment, alleviation, or cure of venereal disease; or        (2)    a person from whom or a place where a drug, medicine, preparation, or substance for the treatment, alleviation, or cure of venereal disease may be obtained.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 for each violation.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety|Part I - General Provisions|Section 10-103 - Venereal Disease -- Sale of Remedy

    (a)    This section does not apply to:        (1)    a physician licensed to practice medicine;        (2)    a government unit; or        (3)    the otherwise lawful conduct of business between commercial, medical, pharmaceutical, scientific, or government units.    (b)    Except in accordance with a prescription written by a physician licensed to practice medicine, a person may not sell, dispense, or give to another a drug, medicine, preparation, substance, or a preparation containing a sulfonamide drug to alleviate, treat, or cure venereal disease.    (c)    (1)    A prescription under subsection (b) of this section shall include:            (i)    the physician’s signature and address; and            (ii)    the date the prescription was written.        (2)    The person filling the prescription required under subsection (b) of this section:            (i)    shall write on the prescription the date it was filled;            (ii)    shall keep the prescription on file for at least 2 years after it was filled;            (iii)    shall allow the prescription to be inspected by State and local health authorities; and            (iv)    may not refill the prescription except on the order of the physician who wrote the prescription.    (d)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding:        (1)    $50 for the first violation; and        (2)    $250 for each subsequent violation.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety|Part I - General Provisions|Section 10-104 - Sale of Nonlatex Condom by Vending Machine

    (a)    A person may not sell or offer for sale a nonlatex condom by means of a vending machine or other automatic device.    (b)    (1)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 for each violation.        (2)    Each vending machine or other automatic device in violation of this section is a separate violation.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety|Part I - General Provisions|Section 10-105 - Sale of Contraceptive by Vending Machine in School

    (a)    A person may not sell or offer for sale a contraceptive or a contraceptive device, whether or not advertised as a prophylactic, by means of a vending machine or other automatic device at a kindergarten, nursery school, or elementary or secondary school.    (b)    (1)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 for each violation.        (2)    Each vending machine or other automatic device in a school is a separate violation.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety|Part I - General Provisions|Section 10-106 - Sale of Clove Cigarettes

    (a)    A person may not sell or offer for sale a clove cigarette.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of $500.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety|Part I - General Provisions|Section 10-109 - Abandoned Refrigerator

    (a)    A person may not place or allow to be placed outside of a building or dwelling an abandoned or discarded refrigerator, icebox, or freezer cabinet that:        (1)    is in a place accessible to children;        (2)    is uncrated; and        (3)    has a door or a lock that cannot be released for opening from the inside.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or a fine not exceeding $100 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-111 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety|Part I - General Provisions|Section 10-111 - Altering Results of Drug or Alcohol Screening Test

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Bodily fluid” means blood, urine, saliva, or other bodily fluid.        (3)    (i)    “Bodily fluid adulterant” means any substance or chemical that is intended, for the purpose of altering the results of a drug or alcohol screening test, to be:                1.    consumed by a person;                2.    introduced into the body of a person; or                3.    added to or substituted for a sample of bodily fluid.            (ii)    “Bodily fluid adulterant” includes synthetic urine.        (4)    “Controlled dangerous substance” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of this article.        (5)    “Drug” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of this article.        (6)    “Drug or alcohol screening test” means an analysis of a sample of bodily fluid collected from a person for the purpose of detecting the presence of alcohol, drugs, or a controlled dangerous substance in the bodily fluid of the person.    (b)    A person may not, with intent to defraud or alter the outcome of a drug or alcohol screening test:        (1)    alter a bodily fluid sample;        (2)    substitute a bodily fluid sample, in whole or in part, with:            (i)    a bodily fluid sample of another person or animal; or            (ii)    any other substance;        (3)    possess or use a bodily fluid adulterant;        (4)    sell, distribute, or offer to sell or distribute:            (i)    any bodily fluid from a human or any animal; or            (ii)    any bodily fluid adulterant; or        (5)    transport into the State:            (i)    any bodily fluid from a human or any animal; or            (ii)    any bodily fluid adulterant.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of:        (1)    for a first violation, a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and        (2)    for each subsequent violation, a misdemeanor 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. §  10-113 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety|Part II - Alcoholic Beverages Violations|Section 10-113 - Misrepresentation of Age

    An individual may not knowingly and willfully make a misrepresentation or false statement as to the age of that individual or another to any person licensed to sell alcoholic beverages or engaged in the sale of alcoholic beverages, for the purpose of unlawfully obtaining, procuring, or having unlawfully furnished an alcoholic beverage to an individual.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-114 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety|Part II - Alcoholic Beverages Violations|Section 10-114 - Underage Possession

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b)(1) of this section, and subject to subsection (b)(2) of this section, an individual under the age of 21 years may not:        (1)    possess or have under the individual’s charge or control an alcoholic beverage unless the individual is a bona fide employee of the license holder as defined in § 1–101 of the Alcoholic Beverages Article and the alcoholic beverage is in the possession or under the charge or control of the individual in the course of the individual’s employment and during regular working hours; or        (2)    consume an alcoholic beverage.    (b)    (1)    The prohibitions set forth in subsection (a)(1) and (2) of this section do not apply if:            (i)    1.    an adult furnishes the alcoholic beverage to the individual or allows the individual to possess or consume the alcoholic beverage;                2.    the individual possessing or consuming the alcoholic beverage and the adult who furnished the alcoholic beverage to the individual or allowed the individual to possess or consume the alcoholic beverage are members of the same immediate family; and                3.    the alcoholic beverage is furnished and consumed in a private residence of the adult or within the curtilage of the residence; or            (ii)    the individual consumes the alcoholic beverage as a participant in a religious ceremony.        (2)    An individual may not be stopped on suspicion of a violation of subsection (a)(2) of this section or charged with a violation of subsection (a)(2) of this section unless the individual is observed in possession of an alcoholic beverage.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-115 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety|Part II - Alcoholic Beverages Violations|Section 10-115 - False Documentation

    An individual under the age of 21 years may not possess a card or document that falsely identifies the age of the individual under circumstances that reasonably indicate an intention to violate the provisions of this part.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-116 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety|Part II - Alcoholic Beverages Violations|Section 10-116 - Obtaining for Underage Consumption

    An individual may not obtain, or attempt to obtain by purchase or otherwise, an alcoholic beverage from any person licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption by another who the individual obtaining or attempting to obtain the beverage knows is under the age of 21 years.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-117 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety|Part II - Alcoholic Beverages Violations|Section 10-117 - Furnishing for or Allowing Underage Consumption

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person may not furnish an alcoholic beverage to an individual if:        (1)    the person furnishing the alcoholic beverage knows that the individual is under the age of 21 years; and        (2)    the alcoholic beverage is furnished for the purpose of consumption by the individual under the age of 21 years.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, an adult may not knowingly and willfully allow an individual under the age of 21 years actually to possess or consume an alcoholic beverage at a residence, or within the curtilage of a residence that the adult owns or leases and in which the adult resides.    (c)    (1)    The prohibition set forth in subsection (a) of this section does not apply if the person furnishing the alcoholic beverage and the individual to whom the alcoholic beverage is furnished:            (i)    are members of the same immediate family, and the alcoholic beverage is furnished and consumed in a private residence or within the curtilage of the residence; or            (ii)    are participants in a religious ceremony.        (2)    The prohibition set forth in subsection (b) of this section does not apply if the adult allowing the possession or consumption of the alcoholic beverage and the individual under the age of 21 years who possesses or consumes the alcoholic beverage:            (i)    are members of the same immediate family, and the alcoholic beverage is possessed and consumed in a private residence, or within the curtilage of the residence, of the adult; or            (ii)    are participants in a religious ceremony.    (d)    A person may not violate subsection (a) or (b) of this section if the violation involves an individual under the age of 21 years who:        (1)    the person knew or reasonably should have known would operate a motor vehicle after consuming the alcoholic beverage; and        (2)    as a result of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or while impaired by alcohol, causes serious physical injury or death to the individual or another.