Ch. 5                                       2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

The phrase "as amended from time to time", which formerly modified
"Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article", is deleted as
unnecessary in light of Art. 1, § 21.

Defined term: "Commission" § 6-101

SUBTITLE 6. PROHIBITED ACTS; PENALTIES.
6-601. VIOLATION OF TITLE OR REGULATION.

(A)     PROHIBITED.

A PERSON MAY NOT KNOWINGLY VIOLATE THIS TITLE OR A REGULATION
ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION.

(B)     PENALTY.

A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND
ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 10 DAYS OR A FINE
NOT EXCEEDING $1,000 OR BOTH.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 38A, § 13(a).

In subsection (a) of this section, the reference to any regulation "adopted"
by the Commission is substituted for the former reference to any
regulation "promulgated" by the Commission for consistency throughout
this article. See General Revisor's Note to article.

In subsection (b) of this section, the reference to a person who violates this
section being guilty "of a misdemeanor" is added to state expressly that
which was only implied in the former law. In this State, any crime that was
not a felony at common law and has not been declared a felony by statute
is considered to be a misdemeanor. See State v. Canova, 278 Md. 483, 490
(1976); Bowser v. State, 136 Md. 342, 345 (1920); Button v. State, 123 Md.
373, 378 (1914); and Williams v. State, 4 Md. App. 342, 347 (1968).

Also in subsection (b) of this section, the reference to a person "on
conviction" being subject to certain penalties is added to state expressly
that which was only implied in the former law, and for consistency with
other penalty provisions in this and other revised articles of the Code.

Defined terms: "Commission" § 6-101
"Person" § 1-101

6-602. INTERFERENCE, OBSTRUCTION, OR FALSE REPRESENTATION.

(A) INTERFERENCE WITH OR OBSTRUCTION OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
PROHIBITED.

A PERSON MAY NOT WILLFULLY INTERFERE WITH OR OBSTRUCT THE STATE
FIRE MARSHAL, A DEPUTY STATE FIRE MARSHAL, OR A SPECIAL ASSISTANT STATE

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