Ch. 512                                    1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(b)     Notwithstanding Article 27, § 690(6) of the Code, if a statute provides that a
misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary, the State may institute a
prosecution for the offense at [anytime] ANY TIME.

(c)     A prosecution under the vehicle code shall be instituted within two years after
the offense was committed if the charge is:

(1)     Unlawfully using a driver's license; or

(2)     Fraudulently using a false or fictitious name when applying for a driver's
license.

(d) A prosecution for Sabbath breaking or drunkenness shall be instituted within
30 days after the offense was committed.

(e)     In Allegany County, a prosecution for selling alcoholic beverages to a person
under the legal age for drinking such alcoholic beverages or for selling alcoholic
beverages after hours shall be instituted within 30 days after the offense was committed.

(f)      A prosecution for the commission of or the attempt to commit a misdemeanor
constituting: (1) a criminal offense under the State election laws; or (2) a criminal offense
under the State conflict of interest laws; or (3) criminal malfeasance, misfeasance, or
nonfeasance in office committed by an officer of the State, or of an agency of the State,
or of a political subdivision of the State, or of a bicounty or multicounty agency in the
State shall be instituted within two years after the offense was committed.

(g)     A prosecution for conspiracy to commit any of the offenses enumerated in
subsection (f) of this section shall be instituted within two years after the offense was
committed.

(h) A prosecution for a welfare offense under Article 27, § 230A of the Code shall
be instituted within three years after the offense was committed.

(i) A prosecution for the offense of Medicaid fraud under Article 27, § 230B of
this Code shall be instituted within 3 years after the offense was committed.

(j) A prosecution for an offense arising under the Tax - General Article with
respect to the financial institution franchise, income, or motor fuel tax shall be instituted
within 3 years after the date on which the offense was committed.

(k) A prosecution for the offense of failure to secure workers' compensation
insurance in accordance with Title 9, Subtitle 4 of the Labor and Employment Article
shall be instituted within 1 year after the State Workers' Compensation Commission
finds, by order, that the employer was uninsured or, pursuant to the authority contained
in § 9-1003 of the Labor and Employment Article, within 1 year after the Uninsured
Employers' Fund makes payment under § 9-1003 of the Labor and Employment Article,
as directed by the Commission.

(1) A prosecution for an offense of the controlled hazardous substance law under
§ 7-265(b) of the Environment Article, shall be instituted within 2 years after commission
of the offense.

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