ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 157

or an interactive computer service with the intent to defraud an individual of
property, services, or anything of value; providing a certain exception for the
person who provides the Internet auction listing service; providing jurisdiction
for prosecution of the crime of theft by use of an interactive computer service;
requiring a person who provides the Internet auction listing service to collect
certain identification information and make this information available to a
seller or bidder who alleges fraud or deception in an auction transaction;
defining certain terms a certain term; and generally relating to the use of an
Internet auction listing interactive computer service to obtain property by theft
or fraud.

BY renumbering

Article - Criminal Law

Section 7-101(e) through (m), respectively

to be Section 7-101(f) through (n), respectively

Annotated Code of Maryland

(2002 Volume and 2003 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Criminal Law

Section 8-409 7-101(e) and 7-104(j)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(2002 Volume and 2003 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That, Section(s) 7-101(e) through (m), respectively, of Article -
Criminal Law of the Annotated Code of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s)
7-101(f) through (n), respectively.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

Article - Criminal Law

8-409.

(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(2) "INTERNET AUCTION LISTING SERVICE" MEANS A WEBSITE ON THE
INTERNET OR OTHER INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SERVICE THAT IS DESIGNED TO
ALLOW OR ADVERTISED AS A MEANS OF ALLOWING USERS TO OFFER PERSONAL
PROPERTY OR SERVICES FOR SALE OR LEASE TO A PROSPECTIVE BUYER OR LESSEE
THROUGH AN ON LINE BID SUBMISSION PROCESS USING THAT WEBSITE OR
INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SERVICE.

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