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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 26
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Baltimore City is not necessary in light of Art. 1, § 14(a) and the term
"county" defined in § 1-101 of this article, which includes Baltimore City.
Defined term: "Person" 1-101
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TITLE 7. THEFT AND RELATED CRIMES.
SUBTITLE 1. CRIMES INVOLVING THEFT.
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PART I. THEFT.
7-101. DEFINITIONS.
(A) IN GENERAL.
IN THIS PART THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived without
substantive change from the introductory language of former Art. 27, §
340.
(B) DECEPTION.
(1) "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.
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