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§ 1-304. Penalties for wilful injury, defacement, or destruction of survey stations

West's Annotated Code of MarylandBusiness Occupations and Professions

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Business Occupations and Professions
Title 1. Definitions; General Provisions
Subtitle 3. Survey Stations (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Business Occupations & Professions, § 1-304
§ 1-304. Penalties for wilful injury, defacement, or destruction of survey stations
Currentness
Application of section
(a) This section applies to any survey station established by or under the direction of:
(1) the National Geodetic Survey;
(2) the State agency administering the Maryland coordinate system;
(3) any other organization whose survey stations have been established by or in accordance with the requirements of the State agency authorized to administer the Maryland coordinate system; or
(4) any other State, municipal, or county agency.
Fines and penalties
(b) Any person who willfully injures, defaces, or destroys the mark or monument at any survey station described in subsection (a) of this section or offers any obstacles to the proper, reasonable, and legal use of the station is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed $250 for each offense and costs, or shall be imprisoned for a term of not less than 6 months, or both.

Credits

Added by Acts 1997, c. 31, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997.
Formerly Art. 91, § 29.
MD Code, Business Occupations & Professions, § 1-304, MD BUS OCCUP & PROF § 1-304
Current with legislation effective through October 1, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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