§ 9-504. False statement--Concerning destructive device or toxic material
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal LawEffective: October 1, 2016
Effective: October 1, 2016
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 9-504
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 151A
§ 9-504. False statement--Concerning destructive device or toxic material
(a) This section does not apply to a statement made or rumor circulated by an officer, employee, or agent of a bona fide civilian defense organization or unit, if made in the regular course of the person's duties.
(b) A person may not circulate or transmit to another, with intent that it be acted on, a statement or rumor that the person knows to be false about the location or possible detonation of a destructive device or the location or possible release of toxic material, as those terms are defined in § 4-501 of this article.
(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.
(d) A crime under this section committed using a telephone or other electronic means may be prosecuted in the county in which:
(e)(1) In addition to the penalty provided in subsection (c) of this section, a court may order a person convicted or found to have committed a delinquent act under this section to pay restitution to:
(i) the State, county, municipal corporation, bicounty unit, multicounty unit, county board of education, public authority, or special taxing district for actual costs reasonably incurred in responding to a location and searching for a destructive device as a result of a violation of this section; and
(f) In addition to any other penalty authorized by law, if the person convicted or found to have committed a delinquent act under this section is a minor, the court may order the Motor Vehicle Administration to initiate an action, under the motor vehicle laws, to suspend the driving privilege of the minor for a specified period not to exceed:
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Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 351, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2006, c. 429, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Acts 2016, c. 612, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016.
Formerly Art. 27, § 151A.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 9-504, MD CRIM LAW § 9-504
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 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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