HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                         3145

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984.

Approved May 29, 1984.

CHAPTER 630
(House Bill 546)

AN ACT concerning

Fraud - Upon Cable Television Companies

FOR the purpose of providing that a person may not destroy,
damage, tamper with, install, or remove any equipment of a
franchised or private cable television company with the
intent to obtain cable television service without payment;
providing that a person may not obtain cable television
services by certain means without payment to certain cable
television companies; providing that a person may not
prevent, obstruct, or delay certain material transmitted by
certain cable television companies; providing that certain
acts taken with respect to cable television companies shall
be prima facie evidence of intent to obtain cable television
services without payment; providing for certain penalties
for violations of this Act; and generally relating to fraud
upon cable television companies.

BY adding to

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 194B to be under the new subheading "Fraud - Upon

Cable Television Companies"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1982 Replacement Volume and 1983 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

FRAUD - UPON CABLE TELEVISION COMPANIES

194B.

(A) A PERSON MAY NOT DESTROY, DAMAGE, CUT, TAMPER WITH,
INSTALL, TAP, REMOVE, DISPLACE, OR MAKE ANY CONNECTION WITH ANY
WIRE, CONDUIT, APPARATUS, OR OTHER EQUIPMENT OF A FRANCHISED
CABLE TELEVISION COMPANY OR PRIVATE CABLE TELEVISION COMPANY WITH