2464                                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                                    Ch. 849

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1977 Volume and 1977 Supplement)

BY renumbering

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 142A

to be Section 145 to be under the new subheading

"Credit Card Offenses"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1976 Replacement Volume and 1977 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

THEFT

340. DEFINITIONS.

IN THIS SUBHEADING, THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.

(A) "COIN MACHINE" MEANS A COIN BOX, TURNSTILE,
VENDING MACHINE, OR OTHER MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC DEVICE OR
RECEPTACLE DESIGNED TO RECEIVE A COIN, OR BILL, OR A TOKEN
MADE TO BE RECEIVED BY THE MACHINE, AND IN RETURN FOR THE
INSERTION OR DEPOSIT THEREOF, AUTOMATICALLY TO OFFER, TO
PROVIDE, TO ASSIST IN PROVIDING, OR TO PERMIT THE
ACQUISITION OF SOME PROPERTY OR SERVICE.

(B) (1) "DECEPTION" MEANS KNOWINGLY TO:

(I)    CREATE OR CONFIRM IN ANOTHER AN
IMPRESSION WHICH IS FALSE AND WHICH THE OFFENDER DOES NOT
BELIEVE TO BE TRUE; OR

(II)   FAIL TO CORRECT A FALSE IMPRESSION
WHICH THE OFFENDER PREVIOUSLY HAS CREATED OR CONFIRMED; OR

(III)  PREVENT ANOTHER FROM ACQUIRING
INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THE DISPOSITION OF THE PROPERTY
INVOLVED; OR

(IV)   SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER OR
ENCUMBER PROPERTY, FAILING TO      DISCLOSE A LIEN, ADVERSE
CLAIM, OR OTHER LEGAL IMPEDIMENT    TO THE ENJOYMENT OF THE
PROPERTY, WHETHER THE IMPEDIMENT    IS OR IS NOT OF VALUE OR IS
NOT A MATTER OF OFFICIAL RECORD; OR

(V)    INSERT OR DEPOSIT A SLUG IN A COIN
MACHINE;

(VI) REMOVE, ALTER, OR OTHERWISE DISFIGURE