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Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 9-606

  • 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 may not purposely:

(1) refuse to release information that a fire investigator requests under § 9-602 of this subtitle;

(2) refuse to report a fire loss to a fire investigator under §§ 9-602 and 9-603 of this subtitle;

(3) refuse to provide a fire investigator with relevant information required to be provided under §§ 9-602 and 9-603 of this subtitle; or

(4) fail to keep information confidential as required under § 9-604 of this subtitle.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 days or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.