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1929 Supplement to the Annotated Code of the Public General Laws of Maryland
Volume 376, Page 154   View pdf image (33K)
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154 ARTICLE 27.

Fraud—Debtors.

1927, ch. 522.

185B. Any person who, with intent to intimidate a debtor, shall make
use of any form in imitation of any form in use in any Court of this State
or in similation of legal process by sending or serving the same on said
debtor, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars or more than One
Hundred Dollars for each offense.

Fraud—By Hirers.

1927, ch. 533, sec. 187A.

187A. Any person who shall, with intent to defraud, hire, lease or rent
& motor vehicle, the hire or charge for which is based either in whole or
part on the distance such motor vehicle travels while in the custody of the
person hiring, leasing or renting the same, knowing that the hubdometer

or other mechanical device attached to such motor vehicle, or any part
thereof, for the purpose of registering the distance such motor vehicle trav-
els, does not correctly register the distance such motor vehicle travels, or
who shall knowingly deceive any person who hires, leases or rents any
motor vehicle as to the distance such motor vehicle has traveled during the
period it was so hired, leased or rented, and shall make a charge for the use

of such motor vehicle based wholly or in part upon the inaccurate distance,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be
subject to a fine not exceeding Five Hundred ($500) Dollars, or imprison-
ment for not more than six months, or to both fine and imprisonment.
As to motor vehicles, see art. 56. secs. 171. et seq.. and 251, et seq.

1927, ch. 533, sec. 187B.

187B. Any person who hires, leases or rents a motor vehicle to any
person to operate upon any public highway, road or street, knowing that
such person is under the influence of liquor or drugs shall be deemed guilty

of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine of not more
than One Hundred ($100) Dollars, or imprisonment for not more than
30 days, or to both fine and imprisonment.

1927, ch. 533, sec. 187C.

187C. Any person who, after hiring, leasing or renting a motor vehicle
under an agreement to pay for the use of such motor vehicle a sum of money
based wholly or in part upon the distance such motor vehicle travels dur-
ing the period for which hired, leased or rented, shall, with intent to de-
fraud the person, or his agent, from whom such motor vehicle was hired,
leased or rented, remove or attempt to remove, tamper with or attempt to
tamper with, or in any way damage or interfere with any hubdometer or

other mechanical device attached to such motor vehicle, or any part thereof,
for the purpose of registering the distance such motor vehicle travels, and
any person who shall knowingly aid, abets or assist another in so doing,


 

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