2013 Maryland Code
ELECTION LAW
§ 16-101 - Offenses relating to registration

§16-101.

(a) A person may not willfully and knowingly:

(1) impersonate a voter or other person in order to register or attempt to register in the name of the voter or other person;

(2) register to vote more than once;

(3) falsify residence in an attempt to register in the wrong location;

(4) secure registration through any unlawful means;

(5) cause by unlawful means the name of a qualified voter to be stricken from the statewide voter registration list;

(6) prevent, hinder, or delay a person having a lawful right to register from registering, through the use of force, threat, menace, intimidation, bribery, reward, or offer of reward;

(7) falsify any name on a registration;

(8) misrepresent any fact relating to registration; or

(9) induce or attempt to induce a person to violate any prohibition in items (1) through (8) of this subsection.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 5 years or both.

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