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Ch. 430 2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
[(i)] 1. the State; or
[(ii)] 2. a [county, municipal corporation, bicounty or multicounty
agency, or other] political subdivision of the State[; and].
[(2)] (II) "PUBLIC EMPLOYEE" includes:
[(i)] 1. an executive officer of the State;
[(ii)]2. a judge of the State;
[(iii)] 3. a judicial officer of the State;
[(iv)] 4. a member or officer of the General Assembly;
[(v)] 5. a member of the police force of Baltimore City or the
Department of State Police; and
[(vi)] 6. a member, officer, or executive officer of a [municipal
corporation] POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
(b) A person may not bribe or attempt to bribe a public employee to influence
the public employee in the performance of an official duty of the public employee.
(c) A public employee may not demand or receive a bribe, fee, reward, or
testimonial to:
(1) influence the performance of the official duties of the public
employee; or
(2) neglect or fail to perform the official duties of the public employee.
(d) A person who violates this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of bribery
and on conviction:
(1) is subject to imprisonment for not less than 2 years and not exceeding
12 years or a fine not less than $100 and not exceeding $5,000 or both;
(2) may not vote; and
(3) may not hold an office of trust or profit in the State.
(e) A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts
Article.
(f) (1) A person who violates this section:
(i) is a competent witness; and
(ii) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, may be compelled to
testify against any person who may have violated this section.
(2) A person compelled to testify for the State under paragraph (1) of this
subsection is immune from prosecution for a crime about which the person was
compelled to testify.
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