Ch. 550                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

16-804.

(a)     When an electronic voting system is used, a person may not willfully and
knowingly:

(1)     access the system unless authorized to do so by the appropriate
election authority; or

(2)     tamper with or alter the hardware, system components, or software
utilized by the voting system, for the purpose of affecting the vote count.

(b)     A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction
shall be subject to a fine of not more than $50,000 or imprisonment for not more than
10 years or both.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2004.

Approved May 26, 2004.

CHAPTER 550
(House Bill 1414)

AN ACT concerning

Department of Natural Resources - Administration of Special Funds and

Accounts

FOR the purpose of establishing certain administrative provisions for certain special
funds and accounts that are under the authority of the Department of Natural
Resources; specifying the disposition of any unspent balances and investment
earnings of certain special funds and accounts administered by the Department;
specifying and clarifying the purposes of, accounting procedures for, financing
for, authorized uses of, and investment and disbursement standards for certain
special funds and accounts administered by the Department; establishing the
State Boat Act Fund; establishing certain administrative provisions for the
State Boat Act Fund; correcting a certain cross-reference; making certain
stylistic changes and technical corrections; defining certain terms; and generally
relating to administrative provisions for special funds and accounts that are
under the authority of the Department of Natural Resources.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article — Natural Resources

Section 1-702, 3-302, 4-208, 4-209, 5-103(d) and (e), 5-209(b), 5-212, 5-212.1,
5-215, 5-307, 5-908, 5-908.1, 5-909, 5-1610, 8-723, 8-1005, 10-209, and
10-301(n)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(2000 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

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