Ch. 268                                    1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1992 Replacement Volume and 1994 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments
Section 341 and 342
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume and 1994 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

Section 342A through 342C

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1992 Replacement Volume and 1994 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

340.

In this subheading, the following words have the meanings indicated.

(a)     "Coin machine" means a coin box, turnstile, vending machine, or other
mechanical or electronic device or receptacle designed to receive a coin, or bill, or a
token made to be received by the machine, and in return for the insertion or deposit
thereof, automatically to offer, to provide, to assist in providing, or to permit the
acquisition of some property or service.

(b)     (1) "Deception" means knowingly to:

(i) Create or confirm in another an impression which is false and
which the offender does not believe to be true;

(ii) Fail to correct a false impression which the offender previously has
created or confirmed;

(iii) Prevent another from acquiring information pertinent to the
disposition of the property involved;

(iv) Sell or otherwise transfer or encumber property, failing to disclose
a lien, adverse claim, or other legal impediment to the enjoyment of the property,
whether the impediment is or is not of value or is not a matter of official record;

(v) Insert or deposit a slug in a coin machine;

(vi) Remove, alter, or otherwise disfigure any label or price tag;

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