§ 13-602. Gifts, offers, promises of money or other valuable things to another person related t...
West's Annotated Code of MarylandElection LawEffective: June 1, 2020
Effective: June 1, 2020
MD Code, Election Law, § 13-602
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 33, § 13-602
§ 13-602. Gifts, offers, promises of money or other valuable things to another person related to voting
(a)(1) A person may not directly or indirectly give, offer, or promise money, aid, a gift, an advantage, a preferment, an emolument, or any other valuable thing to another person for the purpose of inducing or procuring that person to vote or refrain from voting for or against:
(2) A person may not directly or indirectly receive, accept, request, or solicit money, aid, a gift, an advantage, a preferment, an emolument, or any other valuable thing from another person for the purpose of inducing or procuring a third person to vote or refrain from voting for or against an individual, question, or measure at an election or political convention.
(3) A person may not vote or refrain from voting for or against an individual, question, or measure at an election or a political convention, in consideration of money, aid, a gift, an advantage, a preferment, an emolument, or any other valuable thing paid, received, accepted, or promised to the advantage of that person or of another person.
(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is:
(c)(1) The State Prosecutor may prosecute, in any jurisdiction of the State, a person that the State Prosecutor believes to be guilty of a willful violation of this section.
Credits
Added by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 66, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Acts 2018, c. 460, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019; Acts 2020, c. 216, § 1, eff. June 1, 2020.
Formerly Art. 33, § 13-602.
MD Code, Election Law, § 13-602, MD ELEC LAW § 13-602
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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