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2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration › Subtitle 6 - Interference With Government Operations › Part I - In General › Section 9-601 - Interference With Emergency Communication

(a)    In this section, “emergency” means a circumstance in which:
(1)    an individual is or is reasonably believed by the person transmitting the communication to be in imminent danger of death or serious bodily harm; or
(2)    property is in imminent danger of damage or destruction.
(b)    A person may not:
(1)    knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly interrupt, disrupt, impede, or otherwise interfere with the transmission of a two-way radio communication made:
(i)    to inform or inquire about an emergency; and
(ii)    on a frequency commonly used or monitored by an emergency services organization; or
(2)    transmit false information about an emergency on a two-way radio frequency commonly used or monitored by an emergency services organization.
(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 $1,000 or both.
(d)    (1)    A two-way radio and related equipment used in violation of this section is subject to seizure.
(2)    On conviction of a violation of this section, any property seized under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be forfeited to the State and no property right shall exist in the property.
(3)    Any property that is forfeited under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be turned over to the Secretary of General Services, who may:
(i)    order that the property be retained for official use of State units; or
(ii)    otherwise dispose of the property as the Secretary considers appropriate.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration › Subtitle 6 - Interference With Government Operations › Part I - In General › Section 9-602 - State Personnel Monitoring or Recording Telephone Conversation

(a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a State official or employee may not directly or indirectly monitor or record in any manner a telephone conversation made to or from a State unit.
(2)    If prior approval is granted by the Attorney General, a State official or employee may monitor or record a telephone conversation:
(i)    on telephone lines used exclusively for incoming police, fire, and rescue calls; or
(ii)    with recorder-connector equipment that automatically produces a distinctive recorder tone repeated at approximately 15-second intervals.
(b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
(c)    Conviction of a violation of this section is also grounds for immediate dismissal from State employment.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration › Subtitle 6 - Interference With Government Operations › Part I - In General › Section 9-603 - Prerecorded Emergency Message

(a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not use a device that dials by remote control a preprogrammed telephone number and transmits a prerecorded message communicating an existing emergency condition, including fire, illness, or crime, without written approval for the use of the device from the holder of the number dialed.
(b)    This section does not apply to:
(1)    a State or local law enforcement agency that is conducting an official investigation or communicating an emergency condition;
(2)    a State or local emergency management agency that is communicating an emergency condition; or
(3)    a person that is specifically designated by an agency described in item (1) or (2) of this subsection to participate in an official investigation or communicate an emergency condition.
(c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50 for each violation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration › Subtitle 6 - Interference With Government Operations › Part I - In General › Section 9-604 - False Alarm

(a)    A person may not knowingly make or cause to be made a false:
(1)    fire alarm; or
(2)    call for an ambulance or rescue squad.
(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 $5,000 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration › Subtitle 6 - Interference With Government Operations › Part II - Alarm Systems › Section 9-607 - Definitions

(a)    In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Alarm system” means a burglary alarm system, robbery alarm system, or automatic fire alarm system.
(c)    (1)    “Alarm system contractor” means a person who installs, maintains, monitors, alters, or services alarm systems.
(2)    “Alarm system contractor” does not include a person who only manufactures or sells alarm systems.
(d)    “Alarm user” means:
(1)    a person in control of an alarm system within, on, or around any building, structure, facility, or site; or
(2)    the owner or lessee of an alarm system.
(e)    (1)    “False alarm” means a request for immediate assistance from a law enforcement unit or fire department regardless of cause that is not in response to an actual emergency situation or threatened suggested criminal activity.
(2)    “False alarm” includes:
(i)    a negligently or accidentally activated signal;
(ii)    a signal that is activated as the result of faulty, malfunctioning, or improperly installed or maintained equipment; and
(iii)    a signal that is purposely activated in a nonemergency situation.
(3)    “False alarm” does not include:
(i)    a signal activated by unusually severe weather conditions or other causes beyond the control of the alarm user or alarm system contractor; or
(ii)    a signal activated within 60 days after a new installation of an alarm system.
(f)    “Law enforcement unit” means the Department of State Police, the police department of a county or municipal corporation, and a sheriff’s department or other governmental law enforcement unit having employees authorized to make arrests.
(g)    “Signal” means the activation of an alarm system that requests a response by a law enforcement unit or a fire department.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration › Subtitle 6 - Interference With Government Operations › Part II - Alarm Systems › Section 9-608 - Nonemergency Activation of Signal

(a)    A person may not intentionally activate a signal for a nonemergency situation.
(b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration › Subtitle 6 - Interference With Government Operations › Part II - Alarm Systems › Section 9-609 - Multiple False Alarms

(a)    This section does not apply:
(1)    to alarm systems activated by weather conditions or causes beyond the control of the alarm user;
(2)    in Frederick County if regulations are adopted under § 12–806 of the Local Government Article providing for the registration of alarm system contractors and alarm users, the issuance of civil citations, and penalties for a violation of a regulation;
(3)    in Calvert County if the Board of County Commissioners of Calvert County adopts regulations under § 12–806 of the Local Government Article providing for the registration of alarm system contractors and alarm users, the issuance of civil citations, and penalties for a violation of a regulation; or
(4)    in Washington County if the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County adopts regulations under § 12–806 of the Local Government Article providing for the registration of alarm system contractors and alarm users, the issuance of civil citations, and penalties for a violation of a regulation.
(b)    An alarm system that is activated more than once within a 12–hour period when a premises with an alarm system is unoccupied and that is not in response to an actual emergency situation or threatened suggested criminal activity constitutes one false alarm if:
(1)    access to the building is provided to the alarm system contractor; and
(2)    an alarm system contractor or an employee of an alarm system contractor responds to the activated alarm system.
(c)    (1)    A law enforcement unit or fire department may issue a civil citation to an alarm user for the negligent or accidental activation of an alarm system as a result of faulty, malfunctioning, or improperly installed or maintained equipment or for a false alarm if the number of activations or false alarms to which the law enforcement unit or fire department responds exceeds:
(i)    three responses within a 30–day period; or
(ii)    eight responses within a 12–month period.
(2)    A civil citation issued under this section shall assess a penalty of $30 for each negligent or accidental activation or false alarm.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration › Subtitle 6 - Interference With Government Operations › Part II - Alarm Systems › Section 9-610 - Defective Alarm System

(a)    In this section, “defective alarm system” means an alarm system that activates:
(1)    more than three false alarms within a 30-day period; or
(2)    eight or more false alarms within a 12-month period.
(b)    (1)    A law enforcement unit or fire department that responds to false alarms from a defective alarm system shall provide written notice of the defective condition to the alarm user.
(2)    The alarm user, within 30 days after receiving the notice, shall:
(i)    1.    if qualified, inspect the alarm system; or
2.    have the alarm system inspected by an alarm system contractor; and
(ii)    within 15 days after the inspection, file with the law enforcement unit or fire department that issued the notice a written report that contains the:
1.    result of the inspection;
2.    probable cause of the false alarms; and
3.    recommendations or action taken to eliminate the false alarms.
(c)    An alarm user may not use a defective alarm system after receiving a written notice under subsection (b) of this section.
(d)    A person who violates subsection (c) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration › Subtitle 6 - Interference With Government Operations › Part II - Alarm Systems › Section 9-611 - Audible Alarm System

(a)    In this section, “audible alarm system” means an alarm system that, when activated, emits an audible noise from an annunciator.
(b)    An audible alarm system shall be equipped to:
(1)    automatically silence the annunciator within 30 minutes after activation; and
(2)    allow an accidental or negligent activation to be halted or reset.
(c)    An alarm system contractor may not sell, lease, rent, or offer to sell, lease, or rent an audible alarm system that does not comply with the requirements of this section.
(d)    A person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of $100 for each violation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration › Subtitle 7 - Sabotage › Section 9-701 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Defense-related activity” means:
(1)    the preparation of the United States or a state for defense or war; or
(2)    the prosecution of war by the United States or a country with which the United States maintains friendly relations.
(c)    “Identification badge” means a badge that a person wears to show the person’s identity or right to be in or on any premises described in § 9-704 of this subtitle.
(d)    “Identification card” means a card or pass issued for the purpose of establishing the identity and the right of the person to be in or on any premises described in § 9-704 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration › Subtitle 7 - Sabotage › Section 9-702 - Injury to or Interference With Property -- Acting With Intent to Hinder Defense-Related Activity

(a)    A person may not destroy, impair, damage, or interfere or tamper with real or personal property with intent to hinder, delay, or interfere with a defense-related activity.
(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 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration › Subtitle 7 - Sabotage › Section 9-703 - Defective Workmanship -- Acting With Intent to Hinder Defense-Related Activity

(a)    A person may not intentionally:
(1)    make or cause to be made or omit to note on inspection a defect in a product to be used in connection with a defense-related activity; and
(2)    act, or fail to act, with intent to hinder, delay, or interfere with a defense-related activity.
(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 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration › Subtitle 7 - Sabotage › Section 9-704 - Identification Badges and Identification Cards -- Certain Facilities

(a)    This section applies to a person possessing an identification badge or identification card required for employment or visitation that is issued by:
(1)    a unit of the State or a county, municipal corporation, special taxing district, or public corporation of the State; or
(2)    a person that owns or operates in the State:
(i)    a factory or warehouse or a manufacturing, printing, publishing, mechanical, or mercantile establishment or a plant of any kind;
(ii)    a mine or quarry;
(iii)    a railway; or
(iv)    a water, sewage, gas, electric, transmission, heating, refrigerating, telephone, or other publicly owned or public service company.
(b)    A person shall surrender each identification badge or identification card to its issuer when the person’s employment or authorized visit ends.
(c)    A person may not knowingly possess an identification badge or identification card after the person’s employment or authorized visit ends.
(d)    A person who willfully 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 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration › Subtitle 7 - Sabotage › Section 9-706 - Identification Badges and Identification Cards -- Unauthorized Use

(a)    To enter a place or establishment in which a person is required to have an identification badge or identification card under § 9-704 of this subtitle, a person may not willfully:
(1)    make unauthorized use of an identification badge or identification card; or
(2)    assist another in the unauthorized use of an identification badge or identification card.
(b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration › Subtitle 7 - Sabotage › Section 9-706.1 - Trespass or Violation at Nuclear Power Facility -- Detention

(a)    In this section, “security officer” means a proprietary or contractual security officer of a license holder of a nuclear power plant facility in the State.
(b)    Subject to subsection (c) of this section, if a nuclear power plant facility is placed under a heightened level of security condition by a federal agency pursuant to federal law, the license holder of a nuclear power plant facility in the State may authorize a security officer, without a warrant, to stop and detain any person who the owner or security officer has reasonable grounds to believe has:
(1)    entered or trespassed on posted property of the nuclear power plant facility in violation of § 6-402 of this article; or
(2)    violated any local, State, or federal law, regulation, or order in an area controlled by the license holder of the nuclear power plant facility.
(c)    A security officer who detains a person under subsection (b) of this section shall, as soon as practicable:
(1)    notify an appropriate law enforcement agency about the alleged crime committed by the person; and
(2)    release the person to the detention or custody of a law enforcement officer.
(d)    If notice to a law enforcement agency is provided as required under subsection (c) of this section and the law enforcement agency determines not to investigate the alleged crime or declines to take the detained person into detention or custody, the security officer shall release the person as soon as practicable.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration › Subtitle 7 - Sabotage › Section 9-707 - Rights of Labor Unaffected

This subtitle does not impair, curtail, or destroy the rights of employees and their representatives to:
(1)    self-organization;
(2)    form, join, or assist labor organizations;
(3)    bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing; and
(4)    strike, picket, or engage in concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration › Subtitle 8 - Criminal Organizations › Section 9-801 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Coerce” means to compel or attempt to compel another by threat of harm or other adverse consequences.
(c)    “Criminal organization” means an enterprise whose members:
(1)    individually or collectively engage in a pattern of organized crime activity;
(2)    have as one of their primary objectives or activities the commission of one or more underlying crimes, including acts by juveniles that would be underlying crimes if committed by adults; and
(3)    have in common an overt or covert organizational or command structure.
(d)    “Enterprise” includes:
(1)    a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, business trust, or other legal entity; or
(2)    any group of individuals associated in fact although not a legal entity.
(e)    “Pattern of organized crime activity” means the commission of, attempted commission of, conspiracy to commit, or solicitation of two or more underlying crimes or acts by a juvenile that would be an underlying crime if committed by an adult, provided the crimes or acts were not part of the same incident.
(f)    “Solicit” has the meaning stated in § 11–301 of this article.
(g)    “Underlying crime” means:
(1)    a crime of violence as defined under § 14–101 of this article;
(2)    a violation of § 3–203 (second degree assault), § 3–1102 (sex trafficking), § 3–1103 (forced marriage), § 4–203 (wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun), § 7–113 (embezzlement by fiduciary), or § 7–315 (theft – telecommunications–related) of this article, § 9–102 (subornation of perjury), § 9–202(a) (bribery of juror), § 9–302 (inducing false testimony or avoidance of subpoena), § 9–303 (retaliation for testimony), § 9–305 (intimidating or corrupting juror), § 9–306 (obstruction of justice), § 9–307 (destruction of evidence), § 9–413 (contraband – for escape), § 9–416 (contraband – controlled dangerous substance), or § 9–417 (contraband – telecommunications–related) of this title, or § 11–304 (receiving earnings of prostitute), § 11–307 (house of prostitution), or § 12–104 (gaming offenses) of this article;
(3)    a felony violation of § 3–701 (extortion), § 4–503 (manufacture or possession of destructive device), § 5–602 (distribution of CDS), § 5–603 (manufacturing CDS or equipment), § 5–604(b) (creating or possessing a counterfeit substance), § 5–606 (false prescription), § 6–103 (second degree arson), § 6–202 (first degree burglary), § 6–203 (second degree burglary), § 6–204 (third degree burglary), § 7–104 (theft), or § 7–105 (unauthorized use of a motor vehicle) of this article;
(4)    a felony violation of § 5–133 of the Public Safety Article;
(5)    a crime under the laws of another state or of the United States that would be a crime listed in items (1) through (4) of this subsection if committed in this State; or
(6)    the attempted commission of, conspiracy to commit, or solicitation of a crime or act listed in items (1) through (5) of this subsection.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration › Subtitle 8 - Criminal Organizations › Section 9-802 - Criminal Organization Activity

(a)    A person may not threaten an individual, or a friend or family member of an individual, with physical violence with the intent to coerce, induce, or solicit the individual to participate in or prevent the individual from leaving a criminal organization.
(b)    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 $10,000 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration › Subtitle 8 - Criminal Organizations › Section 9-803 - Criminal Organization Activity -- Schools

(a)    A person may not threaten an individual, or a friend or family member of an individual, with or use physical violence to coerce, induce, or solicit the individual to participate in or prevent the individual from leaving a criminal organization:
(1)    in a school vehicle, as defined under § 11–154 of the Transportation Article; or
(2)    in, on, or within 1,000 feet of real property owned by or leased to an elementary school, secondary school, or county board of education and used for elementary or secondary education.
(b)    Subsection (a) of this section applies whether or not:
(1)    school was in session at the time of the crime; or
(2)    the real property was being used for purposes other than school purposes at the time of the crime.
(c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 4 years or a fine not exceeding $20,000 or both.
(d)    Notwithstanding any other law, a conviction under this section may not merge with a conviction under § 9–802 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration › Subtitle 8 - Criminal Organizations › Section 9-805 - Criminal Organization

(a)    A person may not organize, supervise, promote, sponsor, finance, or manage a criminal organization.
(b)    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 $1,000,000 or both.
(c)    A sentence imposed under this section shall be separate from and consecutive to a sentence for any crime based on the act establishing a violation of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 9 - Crimes Against Public Administration › Subtitle 8 - Criminal Organizations › Section 9-807 - Venue

For purposes of venue, any violation of this subtitle is considered to have been committed in any county:
(1)    in which any act was performed in furtherance of a violation of this subtitle;
(2)    that is the principal place of the operations of the criminal organization in the State;
(3)    in which a defendant had control or possession of proceeds of a violation of this subtitle or of records or other material or objects that were used in furtherance of a violation; or
(4)    in which a defendant resides.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities › Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety › Part I - General Provisions › Section 10-101 - Definitions

(a)    In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Distribute” means to:
(1)    give, sell, deliver, dispense, issue, or offer to give, sell, deliver, dispense, or issue; or
(2)    cause or hire a person to give, sell, deliver, dispense, issue or offer to give, sell, deliver, dispense, or issue.
(c)    (1)    “Tobacco paraphernalia” means any object used, intended for use, or designed for use in inhaling or otherwise introducing tobacco products into the human body.
(2)    “Tobacco paraphernalia” includes:
(i)    a cigarette rolling paper;
(ii)    a metal, wooden, acrylic, glass, stone, plastic, or ceramic pipe with or without screen, permanent screen, or punctured metal bowl;
(iii)    a water pipe;
(iv)    a carburetion tube or device;
(v)    a smoking or carburetion mask;
(vi)    an object known as a roach clip used to hold burning material, such as a cigarette that has become too small or too short to be held in the hand;
(vii)    a chamber pipe;
(viii)    a carburetor pipe;
(ix)    an electric pipe;
(x)    an air–driven pipe;
(xi)    a chillum;
(xii)    a bong; and
(xiii)    an ice pipe or chiller.
(d)    (1)    “Tobacco product” means a product that is:
(i)    intended for human inhalation, absorption, ingestion, smoking, heating, chewing, dissolving, or any other manner of consumption that is made of, derived from, or contains:
1.    tobacco; or
2.    nicotine; or
(ii)    an accessory or a component used in any manner of consumption of a product described in item (i) of this paragraph.
(2)    “Tobacco product” includes:
(i)    cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff, and snus;
(ii)    electronic smoking devices; and
(iii)    filters, rolling papers, pipes, and liquids used in electronic smoking devices regardless of nicotine content.
(3)    “Tobacco product” does not include a drug, device, or combination product authorized for sale by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
(e)    “Venereal disease” includes gonorrhea, syphilis, chancroid, and any diseased condition of the human genitalia caused by, related to, or resulting from a venereal disease.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities › Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety › Part I - General Provisions › Section 10-102 - Venereal Disease -- Advertising Cure

(a)    This section does not apply to:
(1)    a government unit;
(2)    a health or medical agency approved by the Secretary of Health;
(3)    a medical, pharmaceutical, or other professional publication not publicly distributed; or
(4)    a news item or article published in a newspaper, magazine, or book.
(b)    A person may not advertise, allow to be advertised, or call to public attention:
(1)    a drug, medicine, preparation, or substance for the treatment, alleviation, or cure of venereal disease; or
(2)    a person from whom or a place where a drug, medicine, preparation, or substance for the treatment, alleviation, or cure of venereal disease may be obtained.
(c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 for each violation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities › Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety › Part I - General Provisions › Section 10-103 - Venereal Disease -- Sale of Remedy

(a)    This section does not apply to:
(1)    a physician licensed to practice medicine;
(2)    a government unit; or
(3)    the otherwise lawful conduct of business between commercial, medical, pharmaceutical, scientific, or government units.
(b)    Except in accordance with a prescription written by a physician licensed to practice medicine, a person may not sell, dispense, or give to another a drug, medicine, preparation, substance, or a preparation containing a sulfonamide drug to alleviate, treat, or cure venereal disease.
(c)    (1)    A prescription under subsection (b) of this section shall include:
(i)    the physician’s signature and address; and
(ii)    the date the prescription was written.
(2)    The person filling the prescription required under subsection (b) of this section:
(i)    shall write on the prescription the date it was filled;
(ii)    shall keep the prescription on file for at least 2 years after it was filled;
(iii)    shall allow the prescription to be inspected by State and local health authorities; and
(iv)    may not refill the prescription except on the order of the physician who wrote the prescription.
(d)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding:
(1)    $50 for the first violation; and
(2)    $250 for each subsequent violation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities › Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety › Part I - General Provisions › Section 10-104 - Sale of Nonlatex Condom by Vending Machine

(a)    A person may not sell or offer for sale a nonlatex condom by means of a vending machine or other automatic device.
(b)    (1)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 for each violation.
(2)    Each vending machine or other automatic device in violation of this section is a separate violation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities › Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety › Part I - General Provisions › Section 10-105 - Sale of Contraceptive by Vending Machine in School

(a)    A person may not sell or offer for sale a contraceptive or a contraceptive device, whether or not advertised as a prophylactic, by means of a vending machine or other automatic device at a kindergarten, nursery school, or elementary or secondary school.
(b)    (1)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 for each violation.
(2)    Each vending machine or other automatic device in a school is a separate violation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities › Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety › Part I - General Provisions › Section 10-106 - Sale of Clove Cigarettes

(a)    A person may not sell or offer for sale a clove cigarette.
(b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of $500.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities › Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety › Part I - General Provisions › Section 10-107 - Distribution of Tobacco Product or Paraphernalia to Minor

(a)    This section does not apply to the distribution of a coupon that is redeemable for a tobacco product, if the coupon is:
(1)    contained in a newspaper, magazine, or other type of publication in which the coupon is incidental to the primary purpose of the publication; or
(2)    sent through the mail.
(b)    (1)    This subsection does not apply to the distribution of a tobacco product or tobacco paraphernalia to:
(i)    an individual under the age of 21 years who is acting solely as the agent of the individual’s employer if the employer distributes tobacco products or tobacco paraphernalia for commercial purposes; or
(ii)    a purchaser or recipient who:
1.    is at least 18 years of age;
2.    is an active duty member of the military; and
3.    presents a valid military identification.
(2)    A person who distributes tobacco products for commercial purposes, including a person licensed under Title 16 of the Business Regulation Article, may not distribute to an individual under the age of 21 years:
(i)    a tobacco product;
(ii)    tobacco paraphernalia; or
(iii)    a coupon redeemable for a tobacco product.
(c)    A person not described in subsection (b)(2) of this section may not:
(1)    purchase for or sell a tobacco product to an individual under the age of 21 years, unless the individual:
(i)    is at least 18 years of age;
(ii)    is an active duty member of the military; and
(iii)    presents a valid military identification; or
(2)    distribute tobacco paraphernalia to an individual under the age of 21 years, unless the individual:
(i)    is at least 18 years of age;
(ii)    is an active duty member of the military; and
(iii)    presents a valid military identification.
(d)    In a prosecution for a violation of this section, it is a defense that the defendant examined the purchaser’s or recipient’s driver’s license or other valid identification issued by a government unit that positively identified the purchaser or recipient as at least 21 years of age or as at least 18 years of age and an active duty member of the military.
(e)    (1)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding:
(i)    $300 for a first violation;
(ii)    $1,000 for a second violation occurring within 2 years after the first violation; and
(iii)    $3,000 for each subsequent violation occurring within 2 years after the preceding violation.
(2)    Issuance of a civil citation for the sale of a tobacco product to an individual under the age of 21 years precludes a prosecution for a violation of § 24–307 of the Health – General Article arising out of the same violation.
(f)    For purposes of this section, each separate incident at a different time and occasion is a violation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities › Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety › Part I - General Provisions › Section 10-108 - Prohibiting Sales of Products Containing Delta-8- or Delta-10- Tetrahydrocannabinol to Individuals Under a Certain Age -- Prosecutions for Violations -- Misdemeanor and Fines

(a)    A person who distributes products containing delta–8– or delta–10–tetrahydrocannabinol, including a person licensed under Title 16, Title 16.5, Title 16.7, or Title 17 of the Business Regulation Article, may not distribute, purchase for sale, or sell a product containing delta–8– or delta–10–tetrahydrocannabinol to an individual under the age of 21 years.
(b)    In a prosecution for a violation of this section, it is a defense that the defendant examined the purchaser’s or recipient’s driver’s license, or other valid identification issued by a governmental unit, that positively identified the purchaser or recipient as being at least 21 years old.
(c)    Any website owned, managed, or operated by a person who distributes or sells a product containing delta–8– or delta–10–tetrahydrocannabinol shall employ a neutral age–screening mechanism that verifies that the user is at least 21 years old, including by using an age–gate, age–screen, or age–verification mechanism.
(d)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding:
(1)    $300 for a first violation;
(2)    $1,000 for a second violation occurring within 2 years after the first violation; and
(3)    $3,000 for each subsequent violation occurring within 2 years after the preceding violation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities › Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety › Part I - General Provisions › Section 10-109 - Abandoned Refrigerator

(a)    A person may not place or allow to be placed outside of a building or dwelling an abandoned or discarded refrigerator, icebox, or freezer cabinet that:
(1)    is in a place accessible to children;
(2)    is uncrated; and
(3)    has a door or a lock that cannot be released for opening from the inside.
(b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or a fine not exceeding $100 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities › Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety › Part I - General Provisions › Section 10-111 - Altering Results of Drug or Alcohol Screening Test

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Bodily fluid” means blood, urine, saliva, or other bodily fluid.
(3)    (i)    “Bodily fluid adulterant” means any substance or chemical that is intended, for the purpose of altering the results of a drug or alcohol screening test, to be:
1.    consumed by a person;
2.    introduced into the body of a person; or
3.    added to or substituted for a sample of bodily fluid.
(ii)    “Bodily fluid adulterant” includes synthetic urine.
(4)    “Controlled dangerous substance” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of this article.
(5)    “Drug” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of this article.
(6)    “Drug or alcohol screening test” means an analysis of a sample of bodily fluid collected from a person for the purpose of detecting the presence of alcohol, drugs, or a controlled dangerous substance in the bodily fluid of the person.
(b)    A person may not, with intent to defraud or alter the outcome of a drug or alcohol screening test:
(1)    alter a bodily fluid sample;
(2)    substitute a bodily fluid sample, in whole or in part, with:
(i)    a bodily fluid sample of another person or animal; or
(ii)    any other substance;
(3)    possess or use a bodily fluid adulterant;
(4)    sell, distribute, or offer to sell or distribute:
(i)    any bodily fluid from a human or any animal; or
(ii)    any bodily fluid adulterant; or
(5)    transport into the State:
(i)    any bodily fluid from a human or any animal; or
(ii)    any bodily fluid adulterant.
(c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of:
(1)    for a first violation, a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and
(2)    for each subsequent violation, a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities › Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety › Part II - Alcoholic Beverages Violations › Section 10-113 - Misrepresentation of Age

An individual may not knowingly and willfully make a misrepresentation or false statement as to the age of that individual or another to any person licensed to sell alcoholic beverages or engaged in the sale of alcoholic beverages, for the purpose of unlawfully obtaining, procuring, or having unlawfully furnished an alcoholic beverage to an individual.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities › Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety › Part II - Alcoholic Beverages Violations › Section 10-114 - Underage Possession

(a)    Except as provided in subsection (b)(1) of this section, and subject to subsection (b)(2) of this section, an individual under the age of 21 years may not:
(1)    possess or have under the individual’s charge or control an alcoholic beverage unless the individual is a bona fide employee of the license holder as defined in § 1–101 of the Alcoholic Beverages Article and the alcoholic beverage is in the possession or under the charge or control of the individual in the course of the individual’s employment and during regular working hours; or
(2)    consume an alcoholic beverage.
(b)    (1)    The prohibitions set forth in subsection (a)(1) and (2) of this section do not apply if:
(i)    1.    an adult furnishes the alcoholic beverage to the individual or allows the individual to possess or consume the alcoholic beverage;
2.    the individual possessing or consuming the alcoholic beverage and the adult who furnished the alcoholic beverage to the individual or allowed the individual to possess or consume the alcoholic beverage are members of the same immediate family; and
3.    the alcoholic beverage is furnished and consumed in a private residence of the adult or within the curtilage of the residence; or
(ii)    the individual consumes the alcoholic beverage as a participant in a religious ceremony.
(2)    An individual may not be stopped on suspicion of a violation of subsection (a)(2) of this section or charged with a violation of subsection (a)(2) of this section unless the individual is observed in possession of an alcoholic beverage.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities › Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety › Part II - Alcoholic Beverages Violations › Section 10-115 - False Documentation

An individual under the age of 21 years may not possess a card or document that falsely identifies the age of the individual under circumstances that reasonably indicate an intention to violate the provisions of this part.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities › Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety › Part II - Alcoholic Beverages Violations › Section 10-116 - Obtaining for Underage Consumption

An individual may not obtain, or attempt to obtain by purchase or otherwise, an alcoholic beverage from any person licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption by another who the individual obtaining or attempting to obtain the beverage knows is under the age of 21 years.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities › Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety › Part II - Alcoholic Beverages Violations › Section 10-117 - Furnishing for or Allowing Underage Consumption

(a)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person may not furnish an alcoholic beverage to an individual if:
(1)    the person furnishing the alcoholic beverage knows that the individual is under the age of 21 years; and
(2)    the alcoholic beverage is furnished for the purpose of consumption by the individual under the age of 21 years.
(b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, an adult may not knowingly and willfully allow an individual under the age of 21 years actually to possess or consume an alcoholic beverage at a residence, or within the curtilage of a residence that the adult owns or leases and in which the adult resides.
(c)    (1)    The prohibition set forth in subsection (a) of this section does not apply if the person furnishing the alcoholic beverage and the individual to whom the alcoholic beverage is furnished:
(i)    are members of the same immediate family, and the alcoholic beverage is furnished and consumed in a private residence or within the curtilage of the residence; or
(ii)    are participants in a religious ceremony.
(2)    The prohibition set forth in subsection (b) of this section does not apply if the adult allowing the possession or consumption of the alcoholic beverage and the individual under the age of 21 years who possesses or consumes the alcoholic beverage:
(i)    are members of the same immediate family, and the alcoholic beverage is possessed and consumed in a private residence, or within the curtilage of the residence, of the adult; or
(ii)    are participants in a religious ceremony.
(d)    A person may not violate subsection (a) or (b) of this section if the violation involves an individual under the age of 21 years who:
(1)    the person knew or reasonably should have known would operate a motor vehicle after consuming the alcoholic beverage; and
(2)    as a result of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or while impaired by alcohol, causes serious physical injury or death to the individual or another.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities › Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety › Part II - Alcoholic Beverages Violations › Section 10-118 - Unregistered Keg

(a)    Except for a person licensed as an alcoholic beverages licensee under the Alcoholic Beverages Article who possesses a keg in the course of that person’s business, a person may not knowingly:
(1)    possess a keg that has not been registered under or does not have a registration form affixed to it as required by § 5–303 of the Alcoholic Beverages Article; or
(2)    remove, alter, or obliterate, or allow to be removed, altered, or obliterated, a registration form that is affixed to a keg.
(b)    A person may not allow an individual under the age of 21 years to consume any of the contents of a keg purchased by that person.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities › Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety › Part II - Alcoholic Beverages Violations › Section 10-120 - Failure to Provide Proof of Age; Jurisdiction

(a)    A person being issued a citation under §§ 10-113 through 10-119 of this part or § 26-103 of the Education Article may not fail or refuse to furnish proof of identification and age on request of the person issuing the citation.
(b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50.
(c)    (1)    The juvenile court has jurisdiction over a minor who is within the age of juvenile court jurisdiction.
(2)    If there is a waiver of juvenile jurisdiction with respect to a minor who is otherwise subject to juvenile court jurisdiction, the District Court has jurisdiction over the matter, notwithstanding any contrary provision of § 4-301 of the Courts Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities › Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety › Part II - Alcoholic Beverages Violations › Section 10-121 - Penalties for Violation of 10-116 or 10-117

(a)    This section does not apply to a person who:
(1)    was acting in the capacity of a licensee, or an employee of a licensee, under the Alcoholic Beverages Article; and
(2)    has committed a violation of and is subject to the penalties under § 6–304, § 6–307, § 6–308, or § 6–309 of the Alcoholic Beverages Article.
(b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, an adult who violates § 10–116 or § 10–117 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:
(1)    a fine not exceeding $2,500 for a first offense; or
(2)    a fine not exceeding $5,000 for a second or subsequent offense.
(c)    An adult who violates § 10–117(d) of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.