Maryland Code, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 3-218
Terms Used In Maryland Code, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 3-218
- Bequest: Property gifted by will.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- gift: includes an inter vivos gift, inter vivos endowment, bequest, devise, legacy, or testamentary endowment of any interest in real or personal property. 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
(1) accept a reward or gift, or a promise of a reward or gift, from an inmate in a correctional facility in the Division or from a person on behalf of an inmate;
(2) receive a devise or bequest, or a promise of a devise or bequest, from an inmate in a correctional facility in the Division or from a person on behalf of an inmate; or
(3) enter into a contract with an inmate in a correctional facility in the Division or with a person on behalf of an inmate.
(b) A gift, reward, bequest, devise, promise, or contract accepted, received, or entered into in violation of this section is void.
(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500.