Maryland Code, CRIMINAL LAW 8-606
Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL LAW 8-606
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(2) “Access” means to instruct, communicate with, store data in, or retrieve data from, or otherwise use equipment including computers and other data processing equipment or resources connected with computers or other data processing equipment.
(3) “Public record” includes an official book, paper, or record, kept on a manual or automated basis, that is created, received, or used by a unit of:
(i) the State;
(ii) a political subdivision of the State; or
(iii) a multicounty agency.
(b) A person may not or may not attempt to:
(1) willfully make a false entry in a public record;
(2) except under proper authority, willfully alter, deface, destroy, remove, or conceal a public record; or
(3) except under proper authority, willfully and intentionally access a public record.
(c) 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 $1,000 or both.