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Ch. 26
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Defined terms: "Counterfeit" § 1-101
"Person" § 1-101
8-609. COUNTERFEITING OF ORDERS FOR MONEY OR GOODS.
(A) "ORDER FOR MONEY OR GOODS" DEFINED.
IN THIS SECTION, "ORDER FOR MONEY OR GOODS" MEANS ANY WRITING,
ORDERING, OR REQUESTING FOR THE PAYMENT OF MONEY OR THE DELIVERY OF
GOODS.
(B) PROHIBITED.
A PERSON MAY NOT:
(1) WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD ANOTHER, CAUSE OR PROCURE TO BE
COUNTERFEITED, OR WILLINGLY AID OR ASSIST IN COUNTERFEITING AN ORDER FOR
MONEY OR GOODS;
(2) WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD ANOTHER, ISSUE, PUBLISH, OR PASS A
COUNTERFEIT ORDER FOR MONEY OR GOODS, IF THE PERSON KNOWS IT WAS
COUNTERFEIT; OR
(3) KNOWINGLY AND FRAUDULENTLY OBTAIN MONEY OR GOODS BY
MEANS OF A COUNTERFEIT ORDER FOR MONEY OR GOODS.
(C) PENALTY.
A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY AND ON
CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT LESS THAN 2 YEARS AND NOT
EXCEEDING 10 YEARS.
REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a) of this section is new language added to
avoid repetition of the phrase in former Art. 27, § 48 to "any warrant, letter
or paper, writing or order, for payment of money or delivery of goods, or
other valuable articles".
Subsections (b) and (c) of this section are new language derived without
substantive change from former Art. 27, § 48.
In subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the former references to "other
valuable articles" are deleted as implicit in the references to "goods".
In subsection (b) of this section, the defined term "counterfeit" in its
various grammatical inflections is substituted for the former references to
"falsely mak[ing]", "forg[ing]", and "counterfeit[ing]" for consistency within
this article.
In subsection (b)(1) and (2) of this section, the reference to the intent to
defraud "another" is substituted for the former reference to the intent to
defraud "any person" for consistency within this subtitle.
Also in subsection (b)(1) and (2) of this section, the former phrase "whether
the said warrant or order contain a simple request to pay the said money,
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