2472

LAWS OF MARYLAND                                    Ch. 849

(C) "FUNDS" MEANS MONEY OR CREDIT.

(D) "INSUFFICIENT FUNDS" - A DRAWER HAS "INSUFFICIENT
FUNDS" WITH A DRAWEE TO COVER A CHECK WHEN HE HAS NO FUNDS
OR ACCOUNT WHATEVER, OR FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT LESS THAN THAT
NEEDED TO COVER THE CHECK; AND A CHECK DISHONORED FOR "NO
ACCOUNT" SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN DISHONORED FOR
"INSUFFICIENT FUNDS".

(E)    "OBTAIN" MEANS OBTAIN AS DEFINED IN SECTION
340(F) OF THIS SECTION.

(F)    "PASS" - A PERSON "PASSES" A CHECK WHEN, BEING A
PAYEE, HOLDER, OR BEARER OF A CHECK WHICH PREVIOUSLY HAS
BEEN OF PURPORTS TO HAVE BEEN DRAWN AND UTTERED BY ANOTHER,
HE DELIVERS IT, FOR A PURPOSE OTHER THAN COLLECTION, TO A
THIRD PERSON WHO THEREBY ACQUIRES A RIGHT WITH RESPECT
THERETO.

(G)    "PROPERTY" MEANS PROPERTY AS DEFINED IN SECTION
340(H) OF THIS ARTICLE.

(H) "REPRESENTATIVE DRAWER" MEANS A PERSON WHO SIGNS
A CHECK AS DRAWER IN A REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY OR AS AGENT
OF THE PERSON WHOSE NAME APPEARS THEREON AS THE PRINCIPAL
DRAWER OR OBLIGOR.

(I) "SERVICES" INCLUDE INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED
TO:

(1)    LABOR OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE;

(2)    TELECOMMUNICATION, PUBLIC UTILITY, TOLL
FACILITIES, OR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE; OR

(3) LODGING, ENTERTAINMENT, OR RESTAURANT

SERVICE.

(J) "UTTER" - A PERSON "UTTERS" A CHECK WHEN, AS A
DRAWEE OR REPRESENTATIVE DRAWER THEREOF, HE DELIVERS IT OR
CAUSES IT TO BE DELIVERED TO A PERSON WHO THEREBY ACQUIRES A
RIGHT AGAINST THE DRAWER WITH RESPECT TO THE CHECK. ONE WHO
DRAWS A CHECK WITH INTENT THAT IT BE SO DELIVERED IS DEEMED
TO HAVE UTTERED IT IF THE DELIVERY OCCURS.

(K) "VALUE" MEANS VALUE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 340(L)
OF THIS SECTION.

141. OBTAINING PROPERTY OR SERVICES BY BAD CHECK.

A PERSON IS GUILTY OF OBTAINING PROPERTY OR SERVICES BY
A BAD CHECK WHEN:

(A) (1) AS A DRAWER OR REPRESENTATIVE DRAWER, HE
OBTAINS PROPERTY OR SERVICES BY UTTERING A CHECK KNOWING
THAT HE OR HIS PRINCIPAL, AS THE CASE MAY BE, HAS
INSUFFICIENT FUNDS WITH THE DRAWEE TO COVER IT,; AND