2010 Maryland Code
CRIMINAL LAW
TITLE 8 - FRAUD AND RELATED CRIMES
Subtitle 2 - Credit Card Crimes
Section 8-203 - Fraud in procuring issuance of credit card.
§ 8-203. Fraud in procuring issuance of credit card.
(a) Prohibited.- A person may not make or cause to be made, directly or indirectly, a false statement in writing about the identity of the person or of another to procure the issuance of a credit card:
(1) knowing the statement to be false; and
(2) with the intent that the statement be relied on.
(b) Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 18 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 145(b), (h)(1); 2002, ch. 26, § 2.]
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