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2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 7 - Theft and Related Crimes › Subtitle 3 - Crimes Involving Telecommunications and Electronics › Part I - General Provisions › Section 7-301 - Code Grabbing Devices

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Code grabbing device” means a device that is capable of:
(i)    receiving and recording the coded signal transmitted by an electronic security system; and
(ii)    playing back the coded signal to disarm the electronic security system.
(3)    “Electronic security system” includes:
(i)    an electronic home security system;
(ii)    a motor vehicle security alarm system;
(iii)    an automatic garage door opener;
(iv)    a home detention monitoring device; and
(v)    an electronic or magnetic theft detection device used in a retail establishment.
(b)    A person may not manufacture, sell, use, or possess a code grabbing device with the intent that the code grabbing device be used in the commission of a crime.
(c)    A person may not knowingly possess a device intended to shield merchandise from detection by an electronic security system with the intent to commit theft.
(d)    A person may not knowingly possess a tool or device designed to allow the deactivation or removal from any merchandise an electronic security system or a device used as part of an electronic security system with the intent to:
(1)    use the tool or device to deactivate any electronic security system; or
(2)    remove any electronic security system or device used as part of an electronic security system from any merchandise without the permission of the merchant or person owning or lawfully holding the merchandise.
(e)    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 7 - Theft and Related Crimes › Subtitle 3 - Crimes Involving Telecommunications and Electronics › Part II - Recorded Articles › Section 7-306 - Application of Part

This part does not apply to:
(1)    a radio or television broadcaster or cable radio or television operator who transfers sounds or images:
(i)    as part of or with a radio or television transmission; or
(ii)    for archival preservation; or
(2)    a person who transfers sounds or images in the person’s home for the person’s personal use without consideration being derived by the person, or any other, from the transfer.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 7 - Theft and Related Crimes › Subtitle 3 - Crimes Involving Telecommunications and Electronics › Part II - Recorded Articles › Section 7-308 - Prohibited Transfer of Recorded Sounds or Images

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Deliver” means to sell, rent, distribute, or circulate.
(3)    “Performance” includes a live performance and a performance that is transmitted by wire, radio, or television.
(4)    “Recorded article” means a phonograph record, disc, wire, tape, film, videocassette, or other article on which sounds are recorded or otherwise stored.
(b)    (1)    This subsection applies only to sound recordings initially fixed before February 15, 1972.
(2)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may not knowingly transfer or cause to be transferred any sounds recorded on a recorded article to any other recorded article:
(i)    with the intent to sell or cause to be sold for profit or used to promote the sale of any product; and
(ii)    without the consent of the owner of the original fixation of sounds embodied in the master recorded article.
(c)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may not knowingly deliver, offer for delivery, possess for delivery, cause to be delivered, cause to be offered for delivery, or cause to be possessed for delivery a recorded article or device:
(1)    on which sounds have been transferred without the consent of the owner of the original fixation of sounds embodied in the master recorded article; or
(2)    embodying a performance without the consent of the performer.
(d)    (1)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may not knowingly transfer to or cause to be transferred to a recorded article on which sounds or images have been transferred or stored any performance:
(i)    with the intent to sell or cause to be sold for profit or used to promote the sale of any product; and
(ii)    without the consent of the performer.
(2)    A person may not knowingly deliver, offer for delivery, or possess for the purpose of delivery a recorded article on which sounds or images have been transferred or stored, unless the recorded article bears in a prominent place on its outside face or package:
(i)    the actual name and street address of the transferor of the sounds or images; and
(ii)    the actual name of the performer or group.
(e)    Except in the lobby area of a motion picture theater, a person may not knowingly operate an audiovisual recording function of a device in a motion picture theater without the consent of the owner or lessee of the theater.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 1 - Bad Checks › Section 8-101 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Check” means a negotiable instrument that is not postdated at the time it is issued.
(c)    “Drawer” means a person whose name appears on a check as the primary obligor, whether the actual signature on the check is that of the person or of another purportedly authorized to draw the check on the person’s behalf.
(d)    “Funds” means money or credit.
(e)    “Issue”, with respect to a check, means the act of a drawer or representative drawer who:
(1)    delivers the check or causes it to be delivered to a person who acquires a right against the drawer with respect to the check as a result of the delivery; or
(2)    draws the check with the intent that it be delivered to a person who on delivery would acquire a right assignable with respect to the check drawer and the check is delivered to that person.
(f)    “Obtain” has the meaning stated in § 7-101 of this article.
(g)    “Pass”, with respect to a check, means delivering the check by a payee, holder, or bearer of the check, if:
(1)    the check was or purports to have been drawn and issued by a person other than the person delivering the check; and
(2)    the delivery was made to a third person who acquires a right with respect to the check as a result of the delivery or for a purpose other than collection.
(h)    “Property” has the meaning stated in § 7-101 of this article.
(i)    “Representative drawer” means a person who signs a check as drawer in a representative capacity or as agent of the drawer.
(j)    “Service” includes:
(1)    labor or professional service;
(2)    telecommunication, public utility, toll facility, or transportation services;
(3)    lodging, entertainment, or restaurant service; and
(4)    the use of computers, data processing, or other equipment.
(k)    “Value” has the meaning stated in § 7-103 of this article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 1 - Bad Checks › Section 8-102 - Rules of Construction

(a)    For purposes of this subtitle, a drawer has insufficient funds with a drawee to cover a check when the drawer has with the drawee:
(1)    no account;
(2)    only a closed account;
(3)    no funds; or
(4)    funds in an amount that is less than the amount needed to cover the check.
(b)    A check dishonored for “no account” has been dishonored for “insufficient funds”.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 1 - Bad Checks › Section 8-103 - Obtaining Property or Services by Bad Check

(a)    A person may not obtain property or services by issuing a check if:
(1)    the person knows that there are insufficient funds with the drawee to cover the check and other outstanding checks;
(2)    the person intends or believes when issuing the check that payment will be refused by the drawee on presentment; and
(3)    payment of the check is refused by the drawee on presentment.
(b)    A person may not obtain property or services by issuing a check if:
(1)    when issuing the check, the person knows that the person or, in the case of a representative drawer, the person’s principal intends, without the consent of the payee, to stop or countermand the payment of the check, or otherwise to cause the drawee to disregard, dishonor, or refuse to recognize the check; and
(2)    payment is refused by the drawee on presentment.
(c)    A person may not issue a check if:
(1)    the check is in payment for services provided or to be provided by:
(i)    an employee of the drawer or representative drawer; or
(ii)    an independent contractor hired by the drawer or representative drawer;
(2)    the drawer or representative drawer:
(i)    intends or believes when issuing the check that payment will be refused by the drawee on presentment; or
(ii)    knows that the drawer or, in the case of a representative drawer, the principal of the representative drawer has insufficient funds with the drawee to cover the check and other outstanding checks;
(3)    the employee of the drawer or representative drawer or an independent contractor hired by the drawer or representative drawer passes the check to a third person; and
(4)    payment is refused by the drawee on presentment.
(d)    A person may not obtain property or services by passing a check if:
(1)    the person knows that the drawer of the check has insufficient funds with the drawee to cover the check and other outstanding checks;
(2)    the person intends or believes when passing the check that payment will be refused by the drawee on presentment; and
(3)    payment of the check is refused by the drawee on presentment.
(e)    A person may not obtain property or services by passing a check if:
(1)    the person knows that:
(i)    payment of the check has been stopped or countermanded; or
(ii)    the drawee of the check will disregard, dishonor, or refuse to recognize the check; and
(2)    payment is refused by the drawee on presentment.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 1 - Bad Checks › Section 8-104 - Obtaining Property or Services by Bad Check -- Presumptions

(a)    The drawer or representative drawer is presumed to know that there are insufficient funds whenever the drawer of a check has insufficient funds with the drawee to cover the check and other outstanding checks when issuing the check.
(b)    The drawer or representative drawer of a dishonored check is presumed to have intended or believed that the check would be dishonored on presentment if:
(1)    the drawer had no account with the drawee when issuing the check; or
(2)    (i)    when issuing the check, the drawer had insufficient funds with the drawee to cover the check and other outstanding checks;
(ii)    the check was presented to the drawee for payment not more than 30 days after the date of issuing the check; and
(iii)    the drawer had insufficient funds with the drawee at the time of presentment.
(c)    A notice of protest of a check, or a certificate under oath of an authorized representative of the drawee declaring the dishonor of a check, the drawer’s lack of an account, or that the drawer had insufficient funds introduced in evidence is presumptive evidence, that:
(1)    the check was dishonored by the drawee; and
(2)    the drawer had:
(i)    no account with the drawee when the check was issued; or
(ii)    insufficient funds with the drawee at the time of presentment and issuing of the check.
(d)    The fact that a drawer or representative drawer, without the consent of the payee, stopped or countermanded the payment of the check, or otherwise caused the drawee to disregard, dishonor, or refuse to recognize the check without returning or tendering the return of the property obtained, is presumptive evidence that the drawer or representative drawer had the intent when issuing the check to stop or countermand payment or otherwise cause the drawee to disregard, dishonor, or refuse to recognize the check.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 1 - Bad Checks › Section 8-105 - Obtaining Property or Services by Bad Check -- Limitation on Prosecution

(a)    A person who obtains property or services by issuing or passing a check in violation of § 8-103 of this subtitle may not be prosecuted under this article, if:
(1)    other than falsely representing that there are sufficient funds with the drawee to cover the check, the issuing or passing of the check is not accompanied by a false representation; and
(2)    the person who obtains the property or services makes the check good within 10 days after the drawee dishonors the check.
(b)    (1)    A prosecution may not be commenced against a person described in subsection (a) of this section earlier than 10 days after the drawee dishonors the check.
(2)    A person who obtains property or services by issuing a check in violation of § 8-103 of this subtitle may be prosecuted immediately under this article, if the person issuing the check:
(i)    is the drawer; and
(ii)    did not have an account with the drawee when the check was issued.
(c)    Unless specifically charged by the State, obtaining property or services with a value of less than $100 by issuing or passing a check in violation of § 8-103 of this subtitle, as provided in § 8-106(d) of this subtitle, may not be considered a lesser included crime of any other crime.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 1 - Bad Checks › Section 8-106 - Penalty

(a)    (1)    A person who obtains property or services with a value of at least $1,500 but less than $25,000 by issuing or passing a check in violation of § 8–103 of this subtitle 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.
(2)    A person who obtains property or services with a value of at least $25,000 but less than $100,000 by issuing or passing a check in violation of § 8–103 of this subtitle 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.
(3)    A person who obtains property or services with a value of $100,000 or more by issuing or passing a check in violation of § 8–103 of this subtitle 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.
(b)    A person who obtains property or services by issuing or passing more than one check in violation of § 8–103 of this subtitle 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 if:
(1)    each check that is issued is for at least $1,500 but less than $25,000 and is issued to the same person within a 30–day period; and
(2)    the cumulative value of the property or services is at least $1,500 but less than $25,000.
(c)    Except as provided in subsections (b) and (d) of this section, a person who obtains property or services with a value of at least $100 but less than $1,500 by issuing or passing a check in violation of § 8–103 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
(d)    (1)    A person who obtains property or services with a value of less than $100 by issuing or passing a check in violation of § 8–103 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
(2)    It is not a defense to the crime of obtaining property or services with a value of less than $100 by issuing or passing a check in violation of § 8–103 of this subtitle that the value of the property or services at issue is $100 or more.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 1 - Bad Checks › Section 8-107 - Penalty -- Restoration of Property; Restitution; Collection Fee

In addition to the penalties provided in § 8-106 of this subtitle, if a person obtains property or services by issuing or passing a check in violation of § 8-103 of this subtitle, on conviction, the court:
(1)    if the property has been recovered or is in the defendant’s possession or control, may order restoration of the property to any person with a property interest in it;
(2)    to the extent that the property is not restored or compensation has not been provided for the services, may order restitution of the value of the property or services obtained to be paid to:
(i)    any person having a property interest in the property; or
(ii)    the person who provided the services; and
(3)    may order the defendant to pay a collection fee of up to $35, for each check, to:
(i)    any person with a property interest in the property; or
(ii)    the person who provided the services.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 1 - Bad Checks › Section 8-108 - Paying Court Fines or Costs With Bad Check

(a)    A person may not pay a fine or cost imposed by a court by delivering a check issued by the person or another person if:
(1)    the person knows that payment of the check has not been provided for; and
(2)    payment of the check is refused by the drawee on presentment.
(b)    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 $100 or both.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 2 - Credit Card Crimes › Part I - General Provisions › Section 8-211 - Prohibited Defenses; Lesser Included Crime Status Not Available

(a)    It is not a defense to a crime under § 8-206, § 8-207, or § 8-209 of this subtitle involving money, goods, services, and other things of value with a value not exceeding $100 that the value of the money, goods, services, and other things of value at issue is more than $100.
(b)    Unless specifically charged by the State, a violation of § 8-206, § 8-207, or § 8-209 of this subtitle involving money, goods, services, and other things of value with a value not exceeding $100, may not be considered a lesser included crime of any other crime.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 2 - Credit Card Crimes › Part II - Credit Card Number Protection › Section 8-213 - Definitions

(a)    In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Authorized use, disclosure, or receipt” means any use, disclosure, or receipt necessary to accomplish the specific purpose for which the person issued a credit card number or payment device number, or granted to another the right to use, disclose, or receive the credit card number or other payment device number.
(c)    “Holder” means a person who:
(1)    has been issued a credit card number or other payment device number; or
(2)    is authorized by the person who has been issued a credit card number or other payment device number to use, disclose, or receive that credit card number or payment device number.
(d)    (1)    “Holder’s signature” means the signature of a holder in connection with a credit application or credit card transaction.
(2)    “Holder’s signature” includes an electronically recorded signature.
(e)    “Payment device number” means a code, account number, or other means of account access, other than a check, draft, or similar paper instrument, that can be used to obtain money, goods, services, or anything of value, or for purposes of initiating a transfer of funds.
(f)    (1)    “Person” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of this article.
(2)    “Person” includes a business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, and two or more persons having a joint or common interest.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 2 - Credit Card Crimes › Part II - Credit Card Number Protection › Section 8-214.1 - Use of Affidavit by Credit Cardholder in Criminal Case or Juvenile Proceeding

(a)    In a criminal case or juvenile proceeding involving a violation of § 8–204, § 8–205, § 8–206, § 8–207, § 8–208, § 8–209, § 8–210, or § 8–214 of this subtitle or § 8–301 of this title, an affidavit sworn to by a lawful credit cardholder may be introduced as substantive evidence that the credit card or credit card number was taken, used, or possessed without the authorization of the credit cardholder.
(b)    (1)    At least 10 days before a proceeding in which the State intends to introduce into evidence an affidavit as provided under this section, the State shall provide written notice to the defendant that the State intends to:
(i)    rely on the affidavit; and
(ii)    introduce the affidavit into evidence at the proceeding.
(2)    On written demand of a defendant filed at least 5 days before the proceeding described in subsection (a) of this section, the State shall require the presence of the affiant as a prosecution witness.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 2 - Credit Card Crimes › Part II - Credit Card Number Protection › Section 8-217 - Civil Penalty; Injunction

(a)    (1)    The Attorney General may institute a civil action against a person who violates this part to recover for the State a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000 for each violation.
(2)    For the purposes of this subsection, each prohibited disclosure or use of a credit card number, payment device number, or holder’s signature is an independent violation.
(b)    The Attorney General may seek an injunction in a civil action to prohibit a person who has engaged or is engaged in a violation of this part from engaging in the violation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 3 - Identity Fraud › Section 8-302 - Blank or Incorrect Identification Card

(a)    In this section, “offer for sale” includes to induce, solicit, attempt, or advertise in a manner intended to encourage a person to purchase an identification card.
(b)    Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a person may not:
(1)    sell, issue, offer for sale, or offer to issue an identification card or document that contains:
(i)    a blank space for a person’s age or date of birth; or
(ii)    a person’s incorrect age or date of birth; or
(2)    knowingly sell, issue, offer for sale, or offer to issue an identification card or document that contains:
(i)    an incorrect name instead of a person’s true name; or
(ii)    an incorrect address for a person.
(c)    This section does not prohibit a manufacturer of identification cards or documents from selling or issuing identification cards or documents that contain a blank space for a person’s age or date of birth to:
(1)    employers, for use as employee identification cards or documents;
(2)    hospitals, for use as patient identification cards; or
(3)    governmental units.
(d)    (1)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $2,000 or both.
(2)    Each identification card or document sold or issued and each offer in violation of this section is a crime that may be separately prosecuted.
(e)    The Attorney General, or the State’s Attorney for a county where a violation of this section occurs, may seek an injunction to stop a sale, issue, or offer that violates this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes › Subtitle 3 - Identity Fraud › Section 8-303 - Government Identification Document

(a)    In this section, “government identification document” means one of the following documents issued by the United States government or any state or local government:
(1)    a passport;
(2)    an immigration visa;
(3)    an alien registration card;
(4)    an employment authorization card;
(5)    a birth certificate;
(6)    a Social Security card;
(7)    a military identification;
(8)    an adoption decree;
(9)    a marriage license;
(10)    a driver’s license; or
(11)    a photo identification card.
(b)    A person may not, with fraudulent intent:
(1)    possess a fictitious or fraudulently altered government identification document;
(2)    display, cause, or allow to be displayed a fictitious or fraudulently altered government identification document;
(3)    lend a government identification document to another or knowingly allow the use of the person’s government identification document by another; or
(4)    display or represent as the person’s own a government identification document not issued to the person.
(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 3 - Identity Fraud › Section 8-304 - Report

(a)    A person who knows or reasonably suspects that the person is a victim of identity fraud, as prohibited under this subtitle, may contact a local law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over:
(1)    any part of the county in which the person lives; or
(2)    any part of the county in which the crime occurred.
(b)    After being contacted by a person in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, a local law enforcement agency shall promptly:
(1)    prepare and file a report of the alleged identity fraud; and
(2)    provide a copy of the report to the victim.
(c)    The local law enforcement agency contacted by the victim may subsequently refer the matter to a law enforcement agency with proper jurisdiction.
(d)    A report filed under this section is not required to be counted as an open case for purposes including compiling open case statistics.