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§ 8-106. Penalties

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal LawEffective: October 1, 2017

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 8. Fraud and Related Crimes
Subtitle 1. Bad Checks
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 8-106
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 143
§ 8-106. Penalties
Currentness
Obtaining property or services with value of at least $1500
(a)(1) A person who obtains property or services with a value of at least $1,500 but less than $25,000 by issuing or passing a check in violation of § 8-103 of this subtitle is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.
(2) A person who obtains property or services with a value of at least $25,000 but less than $100,000 by issuing or passing a check in violation of § 8-103 of this subtitle is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $15,000 or both.
(3) A person who obtains property or services with a value of $100,000 or more by issuing or passing a check in violation of § 8-103 of this subtitle is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 20 years or a fine not exceeding $25,000 or both.
Obtaining property or services by issuing or passing more than one check
(b) A person who obtains property or services by issuing or passing more than one check in violation of § 8-103 of this subtitle is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both if:
(1) each check that is issued is for at least $1,500 but less than $25,000 and is issued to the same person within a 30-day period; and
(2) the cumulative value of the property or services is at least $1,500 but less than $25,000.
Obtaining property or services with value of at least $100
(c) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (d) of this section, a person who obtains property or services with a value of at least $100 but less than $1,500 by issuing or passing a check in violation of § 8-103 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
Obtaining property or services with value of less than $100
(d)(1) A person who obtains property or services with a value of less than $100 by issuing or passing a check in violation of § 8-103 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
(2) It is not a defense to the crime of obtaining property or services with a value of less than $100 by issuing or passing a check in violation of § 8-103 of this subtitle that the value of the property or services at issue is $100 or more.

Credits

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2004, c. 130, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2013, c. 415, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2016, c. 515, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
Formerly Art. 27, § 143.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 8-106, MD CRIM LAW § 8-106
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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