Maryland Criminal Law Section 5-623

      (a)      (1)      In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

            (2)      "Drug crime" means:

                  (i)      a crime under this title; or

                  (ii)      a crime committed in another jurisdiction that would be a crime under this title if committed in this State.

            (3)      "Financial transaction" means:

                  (i)      a payment;

                  (ii)      a purchase;

                  (iii)      a sale;

                  (iv)      a loan;

                  (v)      a pledge;

                  (vi)      a transfer;

                  (vii)      a delivery;

                  (viii)      a deposit;

                  (ix)      a withdrawal; or

                  (x)      an extension of credit or exchange of a monetary instrument or equivalent property, including precious metals, stones or jewelry, airline tickets, stamps, or credit in a financial institution as defined in § 1-101 of the Financial Institutions Article.

            (4)      "Monetary instrument" means:

                  (i)      coin or currency of the United States or any other country;

                  (ii)      a bank check;

                  (iii)      a travelers' check;

                  (iv)      a money order;

                  (v)      an investment security; or

                  (vi)      a negotiable instrument.

            (5)      "Proceeds" means money or any other property with a value exceeding $10,000.

      (b)      Except for a financial transaction necessary to preserve a person's right to representation as guaranteed by the 6th Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article 21 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights, a person may not, with the intent to promote a drug crime or with the intent to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control of proceeds of a drug crime:

            (1)      receive or acquire proceeds knowing that the proceeds are derived from a drug crime;

            (2)      engage in a financial transaction involving proceeds knowing that the proceeds are derived from a drug crime;

            (3)      give, sell, transfer, trade, invest, conceal, transport, or maintain an interest in proceeds knowing that the proceeds are derived from a drug crime;

            (4)      direct, promote, plan, organize, initiate, finance, manage, supervise, or facilitate the transportation or transfer of proceeds knowing that the proceeds are derived from a drug crime; or

            (5)      conduct a financial transaction involving proceeds knowing that the proceeds are derived from a drug crime.

      (c)      A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to:

            (1)      for a first violation:

                  (i)      imprisonment not exceeding 5 years;

                  (ii)      a fine not exceeding the greater of $250,000 or twice the value of the proceeds involved in the financial transaction; or

                  (iii)      both; or

            (2)      for each subsequent violation:

                  (i)      imprisonment not exceeding 10 years;

                  (ii)      a fine not exceeding the greater of $500,000 or 5 times the value of the proceeds involved in the financial transaction; or

                  (iii)      both.

      (d)      Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of this section each financial transaction is a separate violation.