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§ 9-307. Impairment of verity or availability of physical evidence

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal LawEffective: October 1, 2014

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 9. Crimes Against Public Administration
Subtitle 3. Obstructing Justice
Effective: October 1, 2014
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 9-307
§ 9-307. Impairment of verity or availability of physical evidence
Currentness
Destruction, alteration, concealment, or removal of physical evidence
(a) A person may not destroy, alter, conceal, or remove physical evidence that the person believes may be used in a pending or future official proceeding with the intent to impair the verity or availability of the physical evidence in the official proceeding.
Fabrication of physical evidence
(b) A person may not fabricate physical evidence in order to impair the verity of the physical evidence with the intent to deceive and that the fabricated physical evidence be introduced in a pending or future official proceeding.
Introduction of altered or fabricated physical evidence
(c) A person may not introduce physical evidence in an official proceeding if the person knows that the evidence has been altered or fabricated with the intent to deceive in order to impair the verity of the physical evidence.
Fines or imprisonment for violation of section
(d) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.

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Added by Acts 2014, c. 235, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 9-307, MD CRIM LAW § 9-307
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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