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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 26
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Defined terms: "County" § 1-101
"Person" § 1-101
3-703. INDUCING ANOTHER TO GIVE UP COMPENSATION.
(A) PROHIBITED.
AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE OR OF A COUNTY, MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION, BICOUNTY AGENCY, OR MULTICOUNTY AGENCY MAY NOT, BY FORCE,
INTIMIDATION, OR THREAT, INDUCE A PERSON EMPLOYED IN WORK FINANCED
WHOLLY OR PARTLY BY THE STATE OR BY A COUNTY, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION,
BICOUNTY AGENCY, OR MULTICOUNTY AGENCY TO GIVE UP ANY COMPENSATION TO
WHICH THE PERSON IS ENTITLED UNDER A CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE.
(B) PENALTY.
A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY AND ON
CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 5 YEARS OR A FINE
NOT EXCEEDING $5,000 OR BOTH.
(C) LIMITATION.
A PROSECUTION FOR A CRIME UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE INSTITUTED
WITHIN 5 YEARS AFTER THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 27, § 562D.
In subsection (a) of this section, the term "municipal corporation" is
substituted for the former references to a "municipality" to conform to the
usage of Md. Constitution, Art. XI-E.
Also in subsection (a) of this section, the former references to "Baltimore
City" are deleted as included in the defined term "county". See § 1-101 of
this article.
Also in subsection (a) of this section, the former reference to a person
employed "in any way" is deleted as surplusage.
Also in subsection (a) of this section, the former reference to any "part of
the" compensation is deleted as unnecessary in light of the reference to
"any" compensation.
In subsection (b) of this section, the reference to an individual "who
violates this section" is added for consistency with other penalty provisions
in this subtitle and throughout this article. Similarly, the phrase "is subject
to a fine ... or imprisonment" is substituted for the former phrase "shall be
fined ... or imprisoned".
Also in subsection (b) of this section, the reference to an individual "on
conviction" being subject to a fine or imprisonment is added to state
expressly that which was only implied in the former law, and for
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