Maryland Code, BUSINESS REGULATION 6-5A-10
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- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- 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
(a) A person that engages in soliciting public safety contributions without prior application for registration as a public safety solicitor is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding 10 times the value of the total amount of funds improperly solicited or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
(b) A person convicted of a violation of this section may:
(1) be prohibited from acting as a public safety solicitor for a period up to 10 years beginning on the date of the conviction; and
(2) be ordered to refund all improperly solicited public safety contributions to the donors who made such contributions.