2010 Maryland Code
CRIMINAL LAW
TITLE 8 - FRAUD AND RELATED CRIMES
Subtitle 4 - Other Commercial Fraud
Section 8-405 - Wrongful disposal of vessel cargo.
§ 8-405. Wrongful disposal of vessel cargo.
(a) Scope of section.- This section applies only to a person employed in any capacity in the management or navigation of a vessel on a river, canal, bay, or other waters exclusively within the State whether or not the person is a co-owner of or has an interest in any of the cargo of the vessel.
(b) Prohibited - Disposal without consent of owner.- A person may not sell, give away, pledge, or in any manner dispose of the cargo of a vessel or an article or commodity on the vessel:
(1) without the consent of the owner; and
(2) with the intent to defraud the owner.
(c) Same - Disposal with consent of owner - Proceeds.- A person who sells the cargo of a vessel or an article or commodity on the vessel with the consent of the owner may not neglect or refuse to pay to the owner the consideration received by the person with the intent to defraud the owner.
(d) Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not less than 6 months and not exceeding 1 year or a fine not less than $500 and not exceeding $1,000 or both.
[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 135; 2002, ch. 26, § 2.]
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