Maryland Criminal Law Section 8-302

Article - Criminal Law

§ 8-302.

      (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 sell, issue, offer for sale, or offer to issue an identification card or document that contains:

            (1)      a blank space for a person's age or date of birth; or

            (2)      a person's incorrect age or date of birth.

      (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.



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