Maryland Criminal Law Section 9-201

      (a)      In this section, "public employee":

            (1)      means an officer or employee of:

                  (i)      the State; or

                  (ii)      a county, municipal corporation, bicounty or multicounty agency, or other political subdivision of the State; and

            (2)      includes:

                  (i)      an executive officer of the State;

                  (ii)      a judge of the State;

                  (iii)      a judicial officer of the State;

                  (iv)      a member or officer of the General Assembly;

                  (v)      a member of the police force of Baltimore City or the Department of State Police; and

                  (vi)      a member, officer, or executive officer of a municipal corporation.

      (b)      A person may not bribe or attempt to bribe a public employee to influence the public employee in the performance of an official duty of the public employee.

      (c)      A public employee may not demand or receive a bribe, fee, reward, or testimonial to:

            (1)      influence the performance of the official duties of the public employee; or

            (2)      neglect or fail to perform the official duties of the public employee.

      (d)      A person who violates this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of bribery and on conviction:

            (1)      is subject to imprisonment for not less than 2 years and not exceeding 12 years or a fine not less than $100 and not exceeding $5,000 or both;

            (2)      may not vote; and

            (3)      may not hold an office of trust or profit in the State.

      (e)      A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.

      (f)      (1)      A person who violates this section:

                  (i)      is a competent witness; and

                  (ii)      subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, may be compelled to testify against any person who may have violated this section.

            (2)      A person compelled to testify for the State under paragraph (1) of this subsection is immune from prosecution for a crime about which the person was compelled to testify.