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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 860

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

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

125A.

(A)  IN THIS SECTION, "EMERGENCY" MEANS A CONDITION OR
CIRCUMSTANCE IN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL IS OR IS REASONABLY BELIEVED
BY THE PERSON TRANSMITTING THE COMMUNICATION TO BE IN IMMINENT
DANGER OF DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY HARM, OR IN WHICH PROPERTY IS
IN IMMINENT DANGER OF DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION.

(B)  AN INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT:

(1)  KNOWINGLY, INTENTIONALLY, RECKLESSLY, OR WITH
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE INTERRUPT, DISRUPT, IMPEDE, OR OTHERWISE
INTERFERE WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF A TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATION,
ON A FREQUENCY COMMONLY USED OR MONITORED BY CIVILIAN OR
GOVERNMENTAL EMERGENCY SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS, THE PURPOSE OF
WHICH IS TO INFORM OR TO INQUIRE ABOUT AN EMERGENCY; OR

(2)  TRANSMIT FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT AN EMERGENCY ON
A TWO-WAY RADIO FREQUENCY COMMONLY USED OR MONITORED BY CIVILIAN
OR GOVERNMENTAL EMERGENCY SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS.

(C)  A TWO-WAY RADIO AND RELATED EQUIPMENT USED TO COMMIT A
VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SEIZURE, AND, UPON
CONVICTION, THE PROPERTY SHALL BE FORFEITED TO THE STATE AND NO
PROPERTY RIGHT SHALL EXIST IN THEM.

(D)  WHENEVER PROPERTY IS FORFEITED UNDER THIS SECTION, IT
SHALL BE TURNED OVER TO THE STATE SECRETARY OF GENERAL SERVICES
WHO MAY:

(I) (1) ORDER THE PROPERTY RETAINED FOR
OFFICIAL USE OF STATE AGENCIES; OR

(II) (2) MAKE SUCH OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE
PROPERTY AS THE SECRETARY MAY DEEM APPROPRIATE.

(E)  ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT
TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $1,000 OR IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 6
MONTHS, OR BOTH.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1986.

Approved May 27, 1986.