2021 Maryland Statutes
Health - General
Title 18 - Disease Prevention
Subtitle 6 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties
Section 18-602 - Exposure of Other Individuals -- by Other Person

Universal Citation:
MD. Health - General Code Ann. § 18-602 (2021)
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    (a)    A person may not:

        (1)    Willfully or knowingly take an individual who has an infectious disease that endangers public health to the home of another individual;

        (2)    Carelessly expose an individual to another who has an infectious disease that endangers public health; or

        (3)    Permit a child who has an infectious disease that endangers public health to be in a public place while in charge of the child.

    (b)    A person who violates any provision of this section is subject to a fine not exceeding $100.

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