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2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 3 - Identity Fraud › Section 8-305 - Identity Theft Passports

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Identity fraud” means a violation of § 8–301 of this subtitle.
(3)    “Identity theft passport” means a card or certificate issued by the Attorney General that verifies the identity of the person who is a victim of identity fraud.
(b)    A person who knows or reasonably suspects that the person is a victim of identity fraud and has filed a report under § 8–304 of this subtitle may apply for an identity theft passport through a law enforcement agency.
(c)    A law enforcement agency that receives an application for an identity theft passport shall submit the application and a copy of the report filed under § 8–304 of this subtitle to the Attorney General for processing and issuance of an identity theft passport.
(d)    (1)    The Attorney General, in cooperation with a law enforcement agency, may issue an identity theft passport to a person who is a victim of identity fraud.
(2)    The Attorney General may not issue an identity theft passport to a person before completing a background check on the person.
(e)    A person who is issued an identity theft passport under subsection (d) of this section may present the identity theft passport to:
(1)    a law enforcement agency to help prevent the arrest or detention of the person for an offense committed by another using the person’s personal identifying information; or
(2)    a creditor to aid in the investigation of:
(i)    a fraudulent account that is opened in the person’s name; or
(ii)    a fraudulent charge that is made against an account of the person.
(f)    (1)    A law enforcement agency or creditor that is presented with an identity theft passport under subsection (e) of this section has sole discretion to accept or reject the identity theft passport.
(2)    In determining whether to accept or reject the identity theft passport, the law enforcement agency or creditor may consider the surrounding circumstances and available information regarding the offense of identity fraud against the person.
(g)    An application for an identity theft passport submitted under this section, including any supporting documentation:
(1)    is not a public record; and
(2)    may not be released except to a law enforcement agency in this or another state.
(h)    The Attorney General shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 4 - Other Commercial Fraud › Section 8-401 - Fraudulent Conversion of Partnership Assets

(a)    A partner may not with fraudulent intent:
(1)    convert or appropriate to the partner’s own use partnership money or property;
(2)    make, or cause to be made, a false entry in partnership records of a partnership transaction; or
(3)    fail to make or cause to be made an entry in partnership records to show the true state of a transaction:
(i)    relating to partnership business; or
(ii)    involving the use of partnership money or property.
(b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
(c)    A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 4 - Other Commercial Fraud › Section 8-402 - Fraudulent Misrepresentation by Corporate Officer or Agent

(a)    With intent to defraud, an officer or agent of a corporation may not sign, or in any manner assent to, a statement to or a publication for the public or the shareholders that contains false representations of the corporation’s assets, liabilities, or affairs, to:
(1)    enhance or depress the market value of the corporation’s shares or obligations; or
(2)    commit fraud in another manner.
(b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not less than 6 months and not exceeding 3 years or a fine not less than $1,000 and not exceeding $10,000 or both.
(c)    A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 4 - Other Commercial Fraud › Section 8-403 - Removal of Personal Property

(a)    A debtor who possesses personal property that is subject to a security interest may not secrete, hypothecate, destroy, or sell the property or remove the property from the county where it was located when the security interest attached:
(1)    without the written consent of the secured party or the secured party’s assignee; and
(2)    with the intent to defraud the secured party.
(b)    (1)    A debtor who possesses personal property that is under levy pursuant to a writ of execution may not remove, secrete, hypothecate, destroy, or sell the property or remove the property from the county where it was located when the levy was made:
(i)    without the prior written consent of the judgment creditor, the judgment creditor’s lawfully authorized agent, or the judgment creditor’s assignee; and
(ii)    with intent to defraud the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor’s assignee, and defeat the lien of the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor’s assignee under the levy.
(2)    This subsection does not relieve the sheriff or other officer making the levy from responsibility to the judgment creditor for safekeeping personal property taken into possession by the sheriff or other officer making the levy.
(c)    A seller of personal property who possesses the personal property under a recorded bill of sale may not remove, secrete, hypothecate, destroy, or sell the property or remove the property from the county where it was located when sold:
(1)    without prior written consent in the contract of the buyer or the buyer’s assignee; and
(2)    with intent to defraud the buyer.
(d)    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 $500 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 4 - Other Commercial Fraud › Section 8-404 - Pyramid Promotional Schemes

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Compensation” includes payment based on a sale or distribution made to a person who:
(i)    is a participant in a plan or operation; or
(ii)    on making a payment, is entitled to become a participant.
(3)    “Consideration” does not include:
(i)    payment for purchase of goods or services furnished at cost for use in making sales to persons who are not participants in the scheme and who are not purchasing in order to participate in the scheme;
(ii)    time or effort spent in pursuit of sales or recruiting activities; or
(iii)    the right to receive a discount or rebate based on the purchase or acquisition of goods or services by a bona fide cooperative buying group or association.
(4)    “Promote” means to induce one or more persons to become a participant.
(5)    “Pyramid promotional scheme” means a plan or operation by which a participant gives consideration for the opportunity to receive compensation to be derived primarily from any person’s introduction of others into participation in the plan or operation rather than from the sale of goods, services, or other intangible property by the participant or others introduced into the plan or operation.
(b)    A person may not establish, operate, advertise, or promote a pyramid promotional scheme.
(c)    It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that:
(1)    the plan or operation limits the number of persons who may participate or limits the eligibility of participants; or
(2)    on payment of anything of value by a participant, the participant obtains any other property in addition to the right to receive compensation.
(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 $10,000 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 4 - Other Commercial Fraud › Section 8-405 - Wrongful Disposal of Vessel Cargo

(a)    This section applies only to a person employed in any capacity in the management or navigation of a vessel on a river, canal, bay, or other waters exclusively within the State whether or not the person is a co-owner of or has an interest in any of the cargo of the vessel.
(b)    A person may not sell, give away, pledge, or in any manner dispose of the cargo of a vessel or an article or commodity on the vessel:
(1)    without the consent of the owner; and
(2)    with the intent to defraud the owner.
(c)    A person who sells the cargo of a vessel or an article or commodity on the vessel with the consent of the owner may not neglect or refuse to pay to the owner the consideration received by the person with the intent to defraud the owner.
(d)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not less than 6 months and not exceeding 1 year or a fine not less than $500 and not exceeding $1,000 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 4 - Other Commercial Fraud › Section 8-406 - Misuse of Documents of Title

(a)    A person, on the person’s own behalf or on behalf of another, who receives, accepts, or takes in trust from another a warehouse or elevator receipt, bill of lading, or document giving, or purporting to give, title to, or the right to possession of, goods, wares, merchandise, or other personal property, subject to a written contract expressing the terms and conditions of the trust, may not fail to fulfill in good faith the terms and conditions of the trust.
(b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not less than 1 year and not exceeding 10 years or a fine not less than $500 and not exceeding $5,000 or both.
(c)    A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 4 - Other Commercial Fraud › Section 8-407 - Fraudulent Conversion of Leased or Rented Good

(a)    This section applies to a written contract or written lease for a leased or rented good or thing of value whether or not the contract or lease contains an option to purchase the good or thing of value if the lease:
(1)    does not exceed a period of 6 months; and
(2)    is for a good or thing with a value of $1,500 or more.
(b)    A person may not fraudulently convert to the person’s own use a good or thing of value received under a written contract or written lease entered into for the purpose of renting or leasing things for valuable consideration.
(c)    The failure to return the good or thing of value to the possession of, or account for the good or thing of value with, the person who delivered the good or thing of value at the time or in the manner described in the written contract or written lease is prima facie evidence of intent to fraudulently convert the good or thing of value.
(d)    (1)    A person may not be prosecuted under this section if within 10 days after a written demand for the return of the good or thing of value is mailed by certified United States mail, return receipt requested, to the person who received the good or thing of value at the last address known to the person who delivered the good or thing of value, the person returns the good or thing of value to the possession of, or accounts for the good or thing of value with, the person who delivered the good or thing of value.
(2)    A prosecution may not be started until 10 days after a written demand described in paragraph (1) of this subsection is mailed.
(e)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 60 days or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
(f)    A person who violates this section shall restore the good or thing of value converted to the person’s own use or pay the full value to the owner or the person who delivered the good or thing of value.
(g)    (1)    A prosecution under this section does not preclude prosecution for theft under § 7–104 of this article.
(2)    If a person is convicted under § 7–104 of this article and this section for the same act or transaction, the conviction under this section shall merge for sentencing purposes into the conviction under § 7–104 of this article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 5 - Public Fraud › Part I - Public Assistance Fraud › Section 8-501 - "Fraud" Defined

In this part, “fraud” includes:
(1)    the willful making of a false statement or a false representation;
(2)    the willful failure to disclose a material change in household or financial condition; or
(3)    the impersonation of another.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 5 - Public Fraud › Part I - Public Assistance Fraud › Section 8-503 - Public Assistance Fraud

(a)    This section applies to money, property, food stamps, or other assistance that is provided under a social or nutritional program based on need that is:
(1)    financed wholly or partly by the State; and
(2)    administered by the State or a political subdivision of the State.
(b)    By fraud, a person may not obtain, attempt to obtain, or help another person to obtain or attempt to obtain, money, property, food stamps, or other assistance to which the person is not entitled.
(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.
(d)    (1)    A person who is convicted of a violation of this section shall make full restitution of the money or the value of the property, food stamps, or other assistance obtained by the person in violation of this section.
(2)    Full restitution under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be made after the person has received notice and has been given the opportunity to be heard as to the amount of payment and how it is to be made.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 5 - Public Fraud › Part I - Public Assistance Fraud › Section 8-504 - Fraudulent Statement in Application

(a)    An application for money, property, food stamps, or other assistance, under a nutritional program based on need or a social program financed in whole or in part by the State, and administered by the Department of Human Services, the Maryland Department of Health, or a local department of social services, whether under this or any other article of the Code, shall be in writing and signed by the applicant.
(b)    A person may not make a false or fraudulent statement with the intent to obtain money, property, food stamps, or other assistance in making and signing the application required in subsection (a) of this section.
(c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of perjury and on conviction is subject to the penalties provided for perjury in § 9–101 of this article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 5 - Public Fraud › Part I - Public Assistance Fraud › Section 8-505 - Public Assistance -- Conversion of Donated Food

(a)    A person with intent to defraud may not make an unauthorized disposition of food donated under a program of the federal government.
(b)    A person who is not authorized to receive food donated under any program of the federal government may not convert the food to the person’s own use or benefit.
(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 $500 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 5 - Public Fraud › Part II - Medicaid Fraud › Section 8-508 - Definitions

(a)    In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “False representation” means the knowing and willful:
(1)    concealing, falsifying, or omitting of a material fact;
(2)    making of a materially false or fraudulent statement; or
(3)    use of a document that contains a statement of material fact that the user knows to be false or fraudulent.
(c)    (1)    “Health care service” means health or medical care procedures, goods, or services that:
(i)    provide testing, diagnosis, or treatment of human disease or dysfunction; or
(ii)    dispense drugs, medical devices, medical appliances, or medical goods for the treatment of human disease or dysfunction.
(2)    “Health care service” includes any procedure, goods, or service that is a required benefit of a State health plan.
(d)    “Representation” includes an acknowledgment, certification, claim, ratification, report of demographic statistics, encounter data, enrollment claims, financial information, health care services available or rendered, and qualifications of a person rendering health care or ancillary services.
(e)    “Serious injury” means an injury that:
(1)    creates a substantial risk of death;
(2)    causes serious permanent or serious protracted disfigurement;
(3)    causes serious permanent or serious protracted loss of the function of any body part, organ, or mental faculty;
(4)    causes serious permanent or serious protracted impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ; or
(5)    involves extreme physical pain.
(f)    (1)    “State health plan” includes:
(i)    the State Medical Assistance Plan established in accordance with Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act of 1939;
(ii)    a medical assistance plan established by the State; or
(iii)    a private health insurance carrier, health maintenance organization, managed care organization as defined in § 15-101 of the Health - General Article, health care cooperative or alliance, or other person that provides or contracts to provide health care services that are wholly or partly reimbursed by or are a required benefit of a health plan established in accordance with Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act of 1939 or by the State.
(2)    “State health plan” includes a person that provides or contracts or subcontracts to provide health care services for an entity described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 5 - Public Fraud › Part II - Medicaid Fraud › Section 8-509 - Defrauding State Health Plan

A person may not:
(1)    knowingly and willfully defraud or attempt to defraud a State health plan in connection with the delivery of or payment for a health care service;
(2)    knowingly and willfully obtain or attempt to obtain by means of a false representation money, property, or any thing of value in connection with the delivery of or payment for a health care service that wholly or partly is reimbursed by or is a required benefit of a State health plan;
(3)    knowingly and willfully defraud or attempt to defraud a State health plan of the right to honest services; or
(4)    with the intent to defraud make a false representation relating to a health care service or a State health plan.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 5 - Public Fraud › Part II - Medicaid Fraud › Section 8-510 - Conversion

A person who has applied for or received a benefit or payment under a State health plan for the use of another individual may not knowingly and willfully convert all or any part of a State health plan benefit or payment to a use that is not for the authorized beneficiary.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 5 - Public Fraud › Part II - Medicaid Fraud › Section 8-511 - Bribe or Kickback

A person may not:
(1)    provide to another individual items or services for which payment wholly or partly is or may be made from federal or State funds under a State health plan; and
(2)    solicit, offer, make, or receive a kickback or bribe in connection with providing those items or services or making or receiving a benefit or payment under a State health plan.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 5 - Public Fraud › Part II - Medicaid Fraud › Section 8-512 - Referral Rebate

A person may not solicit, offer, make, or receive a rebate of a fee or charge for referring another individual to a third person to provide items or services for which payment wholly or partly is or may be made from federal or State funds under a State health plan.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 5 - Public Fraud › Part II - Medicaid Fraud › Section 8-513 - False Representation for Qualification

A person may not knowingly and willfully make, cause to be made, induce, or attempt to induce the making of a false representation with respect to the conditions or operation of a facility, institution, or State health plan in order to help the facility, institution, or State health plan qualify to receive reimbursement under a State health plan.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 5 - Public Fraud › Part II - Medicaid Fraud › Section 8-514 - Obtaining Benefit by Fraud

A person may not knowingly and willfully obtain, attempt to obtain, or aid another individual in obtaining or attempting to obtain a drug product or medical care, the payment of all or a part of which is or may be made from federal or State funds under a State health plan, by:
(1)    fraud, deceit, false representation, or concealment;
(2)    counterfeiting or alteration of a medical assistance prescription or a pharmacy assistance prescription distributed under a State health plan;
(3)    concealment of a material fact; or
(4)    using a false name or a false address.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 5 - Public Fraud › Part II - Medicaid Fraud › Section 8-515 - Unauthorized Possession of Benefit Card

A person may not knowingly and willfully possess a medical assistance card or a pharmacy assistance card distributed under a State health plan or the Medical Assistance or Pharmacy Assistance Program established by Title 15 of the Health - General Article without the authorization of the person to whom the card is issued.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 5 - Public Fraud › Part II - Medicaid Fraud › Section 8-516 - Criminal Penalty

(a)    If a violation of this part results in the death of an individual, a person who violates a provision of this part is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding life or a fine not exceeding $200,000 or both.
(b)    If a violation of this part results in serious injury to an individual, a person who violates a provision of this part is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 20 years or a fine not exceeding $100,000 or both.
(c)    If the value of the money, health care services, or other goods or services involved is $1,500 or more in the aggregate, a person who violates a provision of this part is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $100,000 or both.
(d)    A person who violates any other provision of this part is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $50,000 or both.
(e)    (1)    In this subsection, “business entity” includes an association, firm, institution, partnership, and corporation.
(2)    A business entity that violates a provision of this part is subject to a fine not exceeding:
(i)    $250,000 for each felony; and
(ii)    $100,000 for each misdemeanor.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 5 - Public Fraud › Part II - Medicaid Fraud › Section 8-517 - Civil Penalty

(a)    A health care provider who violates a provision of this part is liable to the State for a civil penalty not more than three times the amount of the overpayment.
(b)    The civil penalty provided in this section is in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
(c)    This section may not be construed to limit a victim’s right to restitution under Title 11, Subtitle 6 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 5 - Public Fraud › Part III - Other Public Fraud › Section 8-520 - Fundraising

(a)    In this section, “public safety officer” means:
(1)    a police officer;
(2)    a paid or volunteer fire fighter;
(3)    an emergency medical technician;
(4)    a rescue squad member;
(5)    the State Fire Marshal; or
(6)    a sworn officer of the State Fire Marshal.
(b)    This section does not prohibit, limit, or interfere with the right of an off-duty public safety officer who is not in uniform from participating in a charitable or other fundraising campaign.
(c)    A person may not encourage, solicit, or receive contributions of money or any thing of value for, or offer any thing for sale in, a charitable or other fundraising campaign by representing to the public that the charitable or other fundraising campaign is approved by:
(1)    a police or fire department in the State without the prior written consent of the chief administrative officer of the police or fire department or from the chief administrative officer’s designee; or
(2)    a public safety officer or member of the family of a public safety officer without the prior written consent of the public safety officer or a family member of the public safety officer.
(d)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 60 days or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both for each violation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 5 - Public Fraud › Part III - Other Public Fraud › Section 8-521 - Fraudulently Obtaining Legal Representation From Public Defender's Office

(a)    A person may not obtain or attempt to obtain legal representation from the Office of the Public Defender by willfully and knowingly:
(1)    making a false representation or false statement;
(2)    failing to disclose the person’s true financial condition; or
(3)    using any other fraudulent means.
(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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 5 - Public Fraud › Part III - Other Public Fraud › Section 8-522 - Use of Simulated Documents to Induce Payment

(a)    This section applies to a simulated document even if the document contains a statement that it is not legal process or a government document.
(b)    (1)    A person may not use, sell, or send or deliver to another, with the intent to induce the payment of a claim, a document that:
(i)    simulates a summons, complaint, or other court process of any kind; or
(ii)    implies that the person is a part of or associated with a unit of the federal government or a unit of the State or a county or municipal government.
(2)    With intent to induce the payment of a claim, a person may not use a seal, insignia, envelope, or any other form that simulates the seal, insignia, envelope, or form of any governmental unit.
(c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding:
(1)    $100 for the first violation; and
(2)    $500 for each subsequent violation.
(d)    This section does not prohibit the printing, publication, or distribution of genuine court or legal process forms in blank.
(e)    Proof that the document was mailed or delivered to any person with the intent that it be forwarded to the intended recipient is sufficient proof of sending.
(f)    A person who has been charged with a violation of this section may be prosecuted in the county in which the simulated document was used, sold, sent, or delivered.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 5 - Public Fraud › Part III - Other Public Fraud › Section 8-523 - Housing Assistance -- Knowingly Making False Statement

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Housing agency” means an agency established to administer a housing assistance program under the Housing and Community Development Article.
(3)    “Housing assistance” means financial assistance, as defined in § 1-101 of the Housing and Community Development Article, offered for the purpose of obtaining housing based on need under a program administered by a housing agency and financed wholly or partially by federal, State, or local funds.
(b)    A person may not knowingly make a false statement of a material fact for the purpose of influencing a housing agency regarding:
(1)    an application for housing assistance; or
(2)    an action affecting housing assistance already provided.
(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 $5,000 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 6 - Counterfeiting and Related Crimes › Section 8-601 - Counterfeiting of Private Instruments and Documents

(a)    A person, with intent to defraud another, may not counterfeit, cause to be counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in counterfeiting any:
(1)    bond;
(2)    check;
(3)    deed;
(4)    draft;
(5)    endorsement or assignment of a bond, draft, check, or promissory note;
(6)    entry in an account book or ledger;
(7)    letter of credit;
(8)    negotiable instrument;
(9)    power of attorney;
(10)    promissory note;
(11)    release or discharge for money or property;
(12)    title to a motor vehicle;
(13)    waiver or release of mechanics’ lien; or
(14)    will or codicil.
(b)    A person may not knowingly, willfully, and with fraudulent intent possess a counterfeit of any of the items listed in subsection (a) of this section.
(c)    (1)    A person who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
(2)    A person who violates subsection (b) of 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.
(d)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the prosecution of an alleged violation of this section or for an alleged violation of a crime based on an act that establishes a violation of this section may be commenced in any county in which:
(1)    an element of the crime occurred;
(2)    the deed or other alleged counterfeit instrument is recorded in the county land records, filed with the clerk of the circuit court, or filed with the register of wills;
(3)    the victim resides; or
(4)    if the victim is not an individual, the victim conducts business.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 6 - Counterfeiting and Related Crimes › Section 8-602 - Issuing Counterfeit Private Instruments and Documents

(a)    A person, with intent to defraud another, may not issue or publish as true a counterfeit instrument or document listed in § 8-601 of this subtitle.
(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 $1,000 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 6 - Counterfeiting and Related Crimes › Section 8-603 - Possessing Counterfeit Title to Motor Vehicle

(a)    A person may not knowingly possess, with unlawful intent, a counterfeit title to a motor vehicle.
(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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 6 - Counterfeiting and Related Crimes › Section 8-604 - Counterfeiting United States Currency With Intent to Defraud

(a)    A person may not, with intent to defraud:
(1)    manufacture United States currency;
(2)    counterfeit, cause to be counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in counterfeiting United States currency; or
(3)    make, scan, record, reproduce, transmit, or have in the person’s control, custody, or possession an analog, digital, or electronic image of United States currency.
(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 $10,000 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 6 - Counterfeiting and Related Crimes › Section 8-604.1 - Possessing or Issuing Counterfeit United States Currency

(a)    A person may not knowingly possess, with unlawful intent, or issue counterfeit United States currency.
(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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 6 - Counterfeiting and Related Crimes › Section 8-605 - Counterfeiting of Public Documents

(a)    (1)    A person may not counterfeit, cause to be counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in counterfeiting:
(i)    a commission, patent, pardon, order for release, or other court document; or
(ii)    a warrant, certificate, or other public security from which money may be drawn from the treasury of the State.
(2)    A person may not write, sign, or possess a counterfeit:
(i)    commission, patent, pardon, order for release, or other court document; or
(ii)    warrant, certificate, or other public security from which money may be drawn from the treasury of the State.
(b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 2 years and not exceeding 10 years.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 6 - Counterfeiting and Related Crimes › Section 8-606 - Making False Entries in Public Records and Related Crimes

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Access” means to instruct, communicate with, store data in, or retrieve data from, or otherwise use equipment including computers and other data processing equipment or resources connected with computers or other data processing equipment.
(3)    “Public record” includes an official book, paper, or record, kept on a manual or automated basis, that is created, received, or used by a unit of:
(i)    the State;
(ii)    a political subdivision of the State; or
(iii)    a multicounty agency.
(b)    A person may not or may not attempt to:
(1)    willfully make a false entry in a public record;
(2)    except under proper authority, willfully alter, deface, destroy, remove, or conceal a public record; or
(3)    except under proper authority, willfully and intentionally access a public record.
(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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 6 - Counterfeiting and Related Crimes › Section 8-606.1 - Forging, Falsifying, or Counterfeiting Signature of Judge, Court Officer, or Court Employee

(a)    A person may not:
(1)    forge, falsify, or counterfeit the signature of a judge, court officer, or court employee of the State; or
(2)    use a document with a forged, false, or counterfeit signature of a judge, court officer, or other court employee of the State knowing the signature to be forged, false, or counterfeit.
(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 $10,000 or both.
(c)    A person who violates this section is subject to § 5–106(b) of the Courts Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 6 - Counterfeiting and Related Crimes › Section 8-607 - Counterfeiting Public Seal

(a)    In this section, “public seal” means:
(1)    the great seal of the State;
(2)    the seal of any court of the State; or
(3)    any other public seal of the State.
(b)    A person may not:
(1)    counterfeit and use a public seal;
(2)    steal a public seal;
(3)    unlawfully and falsely, or with evil intent, affix a public seal to a deed, warrant, or writing; or
(4)    have and willfully conceal a counterfeit public seal, if the person knows that it was counterfeited.
(c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 2 years and not exceeding 10 years.
(d)    A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 6 - Counterfeiting and Related Crimes › Section 8-608 - Counterfeiting Stamp of Comptroller

(a)    A person may not:
(1)    counterfeit the stamp of the Comptroller;
(2)    unlawfully use or steal the stamp of the Comptroller;
(3)    unlawfully and falsely, or with evil intent, affix the stamp of the Comptroller to any written instrument; or
(4)    have and willfully conceal a counterfeit stamp of the Comptroller, if the person knows that it was counterfeited.
(b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 2 years and not exceeding 10 years.
(c)    A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 6 - Counterfeiting and Related Crimes › Section 8-609 - Counterfeiting of Orders for Money or Goods

(a)    In this section, “order for money or goods” means any writing, ordering, or requesting for the payment of money or the delivery of goods.
(b)    A person may not:
(1)    with intent to defraud another, cause or procure to be counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in counterfeiting an order for money or goods;
(2)    with intent to defraud another, issue, publish, or pass a counterfeit order for money or goods, if the person knows it was counterfeited; or
(3)    knowingly and fraudulently obtain money or goods by means of a counterfeit order for money or goods.
(c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 2 years and not exceeding 10 years.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 6 - Counterfeiting and Related Crimes › Section 8-610 - Counterfeiting Prescription

(a)    In this section, “prescription” includes an order, paper, and recipe purported to have been made by an authorized provider, as defined in § 5-101 of this article, for a drug, medicine, or alcoholic beverage.
(b)    A person may not:
(1)    knowingly counterfeit, cause or procure to be counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in counterfeiting a prescription;
(2)    knowingly issue, pass, or possess a counterfeit prescription; or
(3)    obtain or attempt to obtain a prescription drug by fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.
(c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years.
(d)    Payment or an offer or promise to pay for a drug, medicine, or alcoholic beverage obtained in violation of this section is not a defense to a violation of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 6 - Counterfeiting and Related Crimes › Section 8-611 - Trademark Counterfeiting

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Counterfeit mark” means:
(i)    an unauthorized copy of intellectual property; or
(ii)    intellectual property affixed to goods knowingly sold, offered for sale, manufactured, or distributed, to identify services offered or rendered, without the authority of the owner of the intellectual property.
(3)    “Intellectual property” means a trademark, service mark, trade name, label, term, device, design, or word adopted or used by a person to identify the goods or services of the person.
(4)    “Retail value” means:
(i)    a trademark counterfeiter’s selling price for the goods or services that bear or are identified by the counterfeit mark; or
(ii)    a trademark counterfeiter’s selling price of the finished product, if the goods that bear a counterfeit mark are components of the finished product.
(5)    “Trademark counterfeiter” means a person who commits the crime of trademark counterfeiting prohibited by this section.
(b)    A person may not willfully manufacture, produce, display, advertise, distribute, offer for sale, sell, or possess with the intent to sell or distribute goods or services that the person knows are bearing or are identified by a counterfeit mark.
(c)    If the aggregate retail value of the goods or services is $1,500 or more, a person who violates this section is guilty of the felony of trademark counterfeiting and on conviction:
(1)    is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both; and
(2)    shall transfer all of the goods to the owner of the intellectual property.
(d)    If the aggregate retail value of the goods or services is less than $1,500, a person who violates this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of trademark counterfeiting and on conviction:
(1)    is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and
(2)    shall transfer all of the goods to the owner of the intellectual property.
(e)    An action or prosecution for trademark counterfeiting in which the aggregate retail value of the goods or services is less than $1,500 shall be commenced within 2 years after the commission of the crime.
(f)    Any goods bearing a counterfeit mark are subject to seizure by a law enforcement officer to preserve the goods for transfer to the owner of the intellectual property either:
(1)    under an agreement with the person alleged to have committed the crime; or
(2)    after a conviction under this section.
(g)    State or federal registration of intellectual property is prima facie evidence that the intellectual property is a trademark or trade name.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 6 - Counterfeiting and Related Crimes › Section 8-612 - Counterfeiting and Issuing of Tokens

(a)    In this section, “token” means a ticket, coupon, coin, disc, slug, or any other thing that:
(1)    is evidence of the right of an individual to enter, leave, ride on, or pass through or over any thing or place for which a fee is charged, including a building, ground, public conveyance, vessel, or bridge; and
(2)    is intended or designed to be inserted into a box or machine for the collection of fees or given to a collector.
(b)    (1)    A person may not counterfeit or issue, or cause to be counterfeited or issued, or aid or assist in counterfeiting or issuing a token without the permission of the person who lawfully issues, sells, or gives away the token.
(2)    A person may not issue or pass a token if the person knows that it was:
(i)    counterfeited; or
(ii)    issued without the permission of the person who lawfully issues, sells, or gives away the token.
(c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 6 - Counterfeiting and Related Crimes › Section 8-613 - Unlawful Operation of Vending Machines and Related Manufacture of Slugs

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Service” includes the use of telephone or telegraph facilities, gas, electricity, or a musical instrument, phonograph, or other property.
(3)    “Vending machine” includes a slot machine, pay telephone, or other receptacle designed to receive United States currency in connection with the sale or use of property or of a service.
(b)    A person may not:
(1)    operate, cause to be operated, or attempt to operate or cause to be operated a vending machine by a means not lawfully authorized by the owner, lessee, or licensee of the vending machine, including by means of a slug or by counterfeit, mutilated, sweated, or foreign currency;
(2)    take, obtain, or receive from or in connection with a vending machine any property or service, without depositing into the vending machine United States currency in the amount required by the owner, lessee, or licensee of the vending machine; or
(3)    manufacture for sale, sell, or give away a slug or device that is intended to be deposited in a vending machine if the person:
(i)    intends to defraud the owner, lessee, licensee, or other person entitled to the contents of the vending machine; or
(ii)    knows that the slug or device is intended for unlawful use.
(c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 7 - Crimes Against Estates › Section 8-701 - Embezzling, Altering Will or Record

(a)    A person may not willfully or corruptly embezzle, steal, destroy, withdraw, impair, or alter a will, codicil, deed, land patent or assignment of a land patent, or a writ of administration, return, record, or part of any of those documents if as a result of that act the estate or right of any person may be defeated, injured, or altered.
(b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 3 years and not exceeding 7 years.
(c)    A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 7 - Crimes Against Estates › Section 8-702 - Destroying Will

(a)    Unless the maker of a will gives instruction to the person keeping the will for safe custody, a person who receives a will for safe custody may not:
(1)    destroy the will; or
(2)    after the person learns of the death of the maker, willfully hide the will for a period of 6 months.
(b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 18 months and not exceeding 15 years.
(c)    A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 9 - Miscellaneous Fraud › Section 8-901 - Livestock Breed Certificate Not Provided

(a)    A person may not fail to furnish to the purchaser of purebred livestock a paper or certificate showing that the livestock is purebred stock within 90 days after the sale and delivery of the livestock if:
(1)    the paper or certificate is a condition of sale; and
(2)    payment has been made for the livestock.
(b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not less than $5 and not exceeding $50 for each violation.