Ch. 289

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article 33 - Election Code

26-16.

(c) It shall be the duty of the State's Attorney of
Baltimore City and of the State's Attorney of each county of this
State to prosecute, by the regular course of criminal procedure,
any person whom he may believe to be guilty of having wilfully
violated any of the provisions of this section within the city or
county for which said State's Attorney may be acting as such.
[In any criminal prosecution under this subtitle or for violation
of any of the provisions thereof, no witness, except the person
who is accused and on trial, shall be excused from answering any
question or producing any book, paper or other thing on the
ground or claim that his answer, or the thing produced or to be
produced, by him may tend to incriminate or degrade him, or
render him liable to a penalty, provided that any person
answering such a question or so producing a thing shall be exempt
from prosecution, trial and punishment for any offense of which
that person may have been guilty or a participant therein, and
about which he gives such an answer or so produces a thing,
except in a prosecution for perjury in so testifying.]

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

9-123.

(A)  (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.

(2) "COURT" MEANS A CIRCUIT COURT.

(3) (2) "OTHER INFORMATION" INCLUDES ANY BOOK, PAPER,
DOCUMENT, RECORD, RECORDING, OR OTHER MATERIAL.

(4) (3) "PROSECUTOR" MEANS:

(I)  THE STATE'S ATTORNEY FOR A COUNTY;

(II)  A DEPUTY STATE'S ATTORNEY;

(III) THE STATE PROSECUTOR APPOINTED UNDER

ARTICLE 10, § 33 OF THE CODE;

(IV) (III) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE;
OR

(V) (IV) A DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL OR
DESIGNATED ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL.

(B)  (1) IF A WITNESS REFUSES, ON THE BASIS OF THE PRIVILEGE
AGAINST SELF-INCRIMINATION, TO TESTIFY OR PROVIDE OTHER
INFORMATION IN A CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OR A PROCEEDING BEFORE A

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