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Maryland Criminal Law Section 6-409

Article - Criminal Law

§ 6-409.

      (a)      A person may not refuse or fail to leave a public building or grounds, or a specific part of a public building or grounds, during the time when the public building or grounds, or specific part of the public building or grounds, is regularly closed to the public if:

            (1)      the surrounding circumstances would indicate to a reasonable person that the person who refuses or fails to leave has no apparent lawful business to pursue at the public building or grounds; and

            (2)      a regularly employed guard, watchman, or other authorized employee of the government unit that owns, operates, or maintains the public building or grounds asks the person to leave.

      (b)      A person may not refuse or fail to leave a public building or grounds, or a specific part of a public building or grounds, during regular business hours if:

            (1)      the surrounding circumstances would indicate to a reasonable person that the person who refuses or fails to leave:

                  (i)      has no apparent lawful business to pursue at the public building or grounds; or

                  (ii)      is acting in a manner disruptive of and disturbing to the conduct of normal business by the government unit that owns, operates, or maintains the public building or grounds; and

            (2)      an authorized employee of the government unit asks the person to leave.

      (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.



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