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§ 9-704. Identification badges and identification cards--Certain facilities

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 9. Crimes Against Public Administration
Subtitle 7. Sabotage
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 9-704
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 535
§ 9-704. Identification badges and identification cards--Certain facilities
Currentness
Application of section
(a) This section applies to a person possessing an identification badge or identification card required for employment or visitation that is issued by:
(1) a unit of the State or a county, municipal corporation, special taxing district, or public corporation of the State; or
(2) a person that owns or operates in the State:
(i) a factory or warehouse or a manufacturing, printing, publishing, mechanical, or mercantile establishment or a plant of any kind;
(ii) a mine or quarry;
(iii) a railway; or
(iv) a water, sewage, gas, electric, transmission, heating, refrigerating, telephone, or other publicly owned or public service company.
Surrender required at end of employment or visit
(b) A person shall surrender each identification badge or identification card to its issuer when the person's employment or authorized visit ends.
Prohibited
(c) A person may not knowingly possess an identification badge or identification card after the person's employment or authorized visit ends.
Penalty
(d) A person who willfully violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.

Credits

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002.
Formerly Art. 27, § 538.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 9-704, MD CRIM LAW § 9-704
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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