ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 5

A PERSON MAY NOT, WITH FRAUDULENT DESIGN ON PERSON OR PROPERTY,
FALSELY REPRESENT THAT THE PERSON IS A MEMBER OF A CAREER OR VOLUNTEER
FIRE DEPARTMENT, RESCUE SQUAD, OR EMERGENCY SERVICES UNIT OF THE STATE
OR A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE.

(C)     WEARING FIREFIGHTER ARTICLES OR IMITATIONS PROHIBITED.

A PERSON MAY NOT HAVE, USE, WEAR, OR DISPLAY WITHOUT PROPER
AUTHORITY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DECEPTION, A UNIFORM, SHIELD, BUTTON,
ORNAMENT, IDENTIFICATION, OR SHOULDER PATCH, OR A SIMULATION OR
IMITATION OF THESE ARTICLES, ADOPTED BY A CAREER OR VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENT, RESCUE SQUAD, OR EMERGENCY SERVICES UNIT.

(D)     PENALTY.

A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND
ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 3 YEARS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 27, § 11D(d) and, as they related to firefighters,
rescue squad members, and emergency services personnel, (a) and (c).

In subsection (b) of this section, the former reference to "Baltimore City" is
deleted as included in the defined term "county".

In subsection (d) of this section, the reference to a person "on conviction"
being subject to a certain penalty 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.

Also in subsection (d) of this section, the reference to "[a] person who
violates this section [being] guilty of" a misdemeanor is substituted for the
former reference to "[v]iolation of this section [being]" a misdemeanor for
consistency with other penalty provisions in this and other revised articles
of the Code. Similarly, the phrase "is subject to" imprisonment is
substituted for the former phrase "punishable by" imprisonment.

Defined terms: "County" § 1-101
"Person" § 1-101

TITLE 8. FIRE AND RESCUE FUNDS.

SUBTITLE 1. SENATOR WILLIAM H. AMOSS FIRE, RESCUE, AND AMBULANCE FUND.
8-101. DEFINITIONS.
(A) IN GENERAL.

IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection formerly was Art. 38A, § 45A(a).
No changes are made.

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