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Ch. 480 2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(i) In which the penalty may be confinement for three years or
more or a fine of $2,500 or more; or
(ii) Which is a felony, as provided in § 4-301(b)(2), (6), (7), (8), (9),
(10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), [and (16)] (16), AND (17) of this subtitle.
Article - Criminal Law
3-603.
(a) (9) "Vulnerable adult" means an adult who lacks the physical or mental
capacity to provide for the adult's daily needs.
7-101.
(b) (I) "Deception" means knowingly to:
(i) create or confirm in another a false impression that the offender
does not believe to be true;
(ii) fail to correct a false impression that 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 without
disclosing a lien, adverse claim, or other legal impediment to the enjoyment of the
property, regardless of whether the impediment is of value or a matter of official
record;
(v) insert or deposit a slug in a vending machine;
(vi) remove or alter a label or price tag;
(vii) promise performance that the offender does not intend to
perform or knows will not be performed; or
(viii) misrepresent the value of a motor vehicle offered for sale by
tampering or interfering with its odometer, or by disconnecting, resetting, or altering
its odometer with the intent to change the mileage indicated.
(2) "Deception" does not include puffing or false statements of
immaterial facts and exaggerated representations that are unlikely to deceive an
ordinary individual.
(c) "Deprive" means to withhold property of another:
(1) permanently;
(2) for a period that results in the appropriation of a part of the
property's value;
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(3) with the purpose to restore it only on payment of a reward or other
compensation; or
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