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Terms Used In Maryland Code, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 4-933

  • 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
(a) A person may not knowingly make or cause to be made a false statement of material fact, including an overstatement or understatement of financial condition, to influence the action of the Department on a grant or loan or an application for a grant or loan under this subtitle.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.

(c) If a borrower violates this section, the Department may immediately accelerate the loan, whether or not a criminal prosecution has begun and regardless of the status of the prosecution.