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Session Laws, 1977
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Ch. 692
LAWS OF MARYLAND
2808
SUBTITLE FOR A PERSON NOT ACTING UNDER COLOR OF LAW TO
INTERCEPT A WIRE OR ORAL COMMUNICATION WHERE THE PERSON
IS A PARTY TO THE COMMUNICATION AND WHERE ALL OF THE
PARTIES TO THE COMMUNICATION HAVE GIVEN PRIOR CONSENT TO
THE INTERCEPTION UNLESS THE COMMUNICATION IS INTERCEPTED
FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMMITTING ANY CRIMINAL OR TORTIOUS
ACT IN VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION OR LAWS OF THE
UNITED STATES OR OF THIS STATE OR FOR THE PURPOSE OF
COMMITTING ANY OTHER INJURIOUS ACT. (4) IT IS LAWFUL UNDER THIS SUBTITLE FOR AN OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, OR AGENT OF A GOVERNMENTAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER TO INTERCEPT A WIRE OR ORAL COMMUNICATION WHERE THE OFFICER, AGENT OR EMPLOYEE IS A PARTY TO A CONVERSATION CONCERNING AN EMERGENCY. 10-403. (A)    EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED IN
THIS SUBTITLE, ANY PERSON WHO MANUFACTURES, ASSEMBLES,
POSSESSES, OR SELLS ANY ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL, OR OTHER
DEVICE, KNOWING OR HAVING REASON TO KNOW THAT THE DESIGN
OF THE DEVICE RENDERS IT PRIMARILY USEFUL FOR THE PURPOSE
OF THE SURREPTITIOUS INTERCEPTION OF WIRE OR ORAL
COMMUNICATIONS, IS GUILTY OF A FELONY AND IS SUBJECT TO
IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN FIVE YEARS OR A FINE OF
NOT MORE THAN $10,000, OR BOTH. (B)    IT IS NOT UNLAWFUL LAWFUL UNDER THIS SECTION
FOR: (1) A COMMUNICATIONS COMMON CARRIER OR AN
OFFICER, AGENT, OR EMPLOYEE OF, OR A PERSON UNDER
CONTRACT WITH, A COMMUNICATIONS COMMON CARRIER, IN THE
NORMAL COURSE OF THE COMMUNICATIONS COMMON CARRIER'S BUSINESS, OR TO MANUFACTURE, ASSEMBLE, POSSESS, OR SELL ANY ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL, OR OTHER DEVICE KNOWING OF HAVING REASON TO KNOW THAT THE DESIGN OF THE DEVICE RENDERS IT PRIMARILY USEFUL FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE SURREPTITIOUS INTERCEPTION OF WIRE OR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.
(2)    A PERSON UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED
STATES, A STATE, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF A STATE, OR
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF THE
ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED STATES, A STATE, A POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION THEREOF, OR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO
MANUFACTURE, ASSEMBLE, POSSESS, OR SELL ANY ELECTRONIC,
MECHANICAL, OR OTHER DEVICE KNOWING OR HAVING REASON TO
KNOW THAT THE DESIGN OF THE DEVICE RENDERS IT PRIMARILY
USEFUL FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE SURREPTITIOUS INTERCEPTION
OF WISE OR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. (3)    AN OFFICER, AGENT, OR EMPLOYEE OF THE
UNITED STATES IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF HIS LAWFUL
ACTIVITIES TO MANUFACTURE, ASSEMBLE, POSSESS OR SELL ANY
ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL, OR OTHER DEVICE KNOWING OR HAVING
REASON TO KNOW THAT THE DESIGN OF THE DEVICE RENDERS IT


 
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