Ch. 6

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Any corporation, association, or organization responsible
for such illegal occupation of private property shall be
financially liable for whatever loss of revenue or loss from
damage inflicted that the owners of said property have suffered
as a result of said occupation.

Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) and not more than fifty
dollars ($50.00).

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Incorrect word in Article 27, § 552.

Occurred: Prior to 1957 codification of the Annotated
Code of Maryland.

562A.

(b) Nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit any
picketing assembly in connection with a labor dispute as that
term is defined in Article 100, § 74 of the [Annotated] Code [of
Maryland (1964 Replacement Volume), title "Work, Labor and
Employment," subtitle "Injunction," as amended from time to
time].

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Excess language in Article 27, § 562A(b).

Occurred: Ch. 721, Acts of 1972.

562B.

Every person who obtains or attempts to obtain by extortion
a sum of money, real or personal [property] PROPERTY, or any
thing of value of $300 or more from any person is guilty of a
felony, and upon being convicted thereof, shall be sentenced to
imprisonment for not more than ten years or fined not more than
$5,000, or both. If the sum of money, property, or thing of
value is under $300, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon being convicted thereof, shall be sentenced to not more than
18 months and be fined not more than $500, or both. For the
purposes of this section [extortion] SECTION, "EXTORTION" means
obtaining property from another, with his consent, induced by
wrongful use of actual or threatened force, or violence or by
wrongful threat of economic injury. This section does not apply
to legitimate efforts by employees or their representatives to
obtain certain wages, hours or working conditions. A prosecution
for the felony offense under this section shall be instituted
within 5 years after the offense was committed.

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