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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 849

the value of all money, goods, services and anything else of
value actually furnished and the value represented to the
issuer to have been furnished does not exceed $500, and is
subject to the penalties set forth in (h) (2) of this
section if such difference exceeds $500.

(f)    A person other than the cardholder possessing an
incomplete credit card, with intent to complete it without
the consent of the issuer or a person possessing, with
knowledge of its character, machinery, plates or any other
contrivance designed to reproduce instruments purporting to
be the credit cards of an issuer who has not consented to
the preparation of such credit cards, violates this
subsection and is subject to the penalties set forth in (h)
(2) of this section. A credit card is "incomplete" if part
of the matter other than the name of the cardholder, which
an issuer requires to appear on the credit card, before it
can be used by a cardholder, has not yet been stamped,
embossed, imprinted or written on it.

(g)    A person who receives money, goods, services or
anything else of value obtained in violation of (d) of this
section, knowing or believing that it was so obtained
violates this subsection and is subject to the penalties set
forth in (h) (1) of this section if the value of all money,
goods, services and other things of value obtained in
violation of this subsection does not exceed $500; and is
subject to the penalties set forth in (h) (2) of this
section, if such value exceeds $500.

(h) (1) A person who is subject to the penalties of
this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined a
sum not to exceed $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one
year, or both.

(2) A person who is subject to the penalties of
this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined a
sum not to exceed $3,000 or imprisoned not more than three
years, or both.

(i) This section shall not be construed to preclude
the applicability of any other provision of the criminal law
of this State which presently applies or may in the future
apply to any transaction which violates this section, unless
such provision is inconsistent with the terms of this
section.

(j) If any provision of this section or its
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid,
the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications of the section which can be given effect
without the invalid provision or application, and to this
end the provisions of this section are declared to be
severable.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That section(s)
of the Annotated Code of Maryland be repealed, amended, or
enacted to read as follows: