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§ 6-305. Public utility interference--Water equipment

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal LawEffective: October 1, 2010

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 6. Crimes Against Property
Subtitle 3. Malicious Destruction and Related Crimes
Effective: October 1, 2010
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 6-305
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 118
§ 6-305. Public utility interference--Water equipment
Currentness
Water equipment defined
(a) In this section, “water equipment” includes a canal, spring, reservoir, tunnel, mound, dam, plug, main, pipe, conduit, connection, tap, valve, engine, or machinery.
Scope of section
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) a person who is authorized by the company, municipal corporation, county, or unit of State or local government that uses or supplies water for domestic, agricultural, or manufacturing purposes or an authorized employee of the company, municipal corporation, county, or unit of State or local government; or
(2) governmental regulation of:
(i) water equipment; or
(ii) water companies, as defined in § 1-101 of the Public Utilities Article.
Prohibited
(c) A person may not wrongfully and maliciously:
(1) connect, disconnect, tap, interfere or tamper with, or make a connection with water equipment that belongs to a company, municipal corporation, county, or unit of State or local government that uses or supplies water for domestic, agricultural, or manufacturing purposes; or
(2) tamper with a meter used to register the water consumed.
Penalty
(d) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.

Credits

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2010, c. 52, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.
Formerly Art. 27, § 118.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 6-305, MD CRIM LAW § 6-305
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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