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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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(2) THE STANDARDS SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE SPECIAL
CIRCUMSTANCES OF INDIANS INDIGENOUS TO THE STATE.
(3) THE STANDARDS SHALL REQUIRE:
(I) THAT THE PETITIONING GROUP BE IDENTIFIED FROM
HISTORICAL TIMES UNTIL THE PRESENT AS INDIAN;
(II) THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE PETITIONING GROUP BE
DESCENDANTS FROM AN INDIAN TRIBE THAT EXISTED HISTORICALLY AND IS
INDIGENOUS TO THE STATE OR DERIVED FROM HISTORICAL TRIBES THAT WERE
INDIGENOUS TO THE STATE BEFORE 1790;
(III) THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE PETITIONING GROUP BE
DESCENDANTS OF AN INDIAN TRIBE THAT HISTORICALLY INHABITED A SPECIFIC
AREA IN THE STATE BEFORE 1790; AND
(IV) THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE PETITIONING GROUP BE
COMPOSED PRINCIPALLY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF ANY OTHER
INDIAN COMMUNITY.
(4) THE COMMISSION MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS TO ESTABLISH ANY
OTHER STANDARDS THAT THE COMMISSION CONSIDERS NECESSARY.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 41, § 6-911.
The only changes are in style.
Defined terms: "Commission" § 2-501
"Community" § 2-501
"Indian" § 2-501
2-512. FALSE STATEMENTS OR REPRESENTATIONS.
(A) PROHIBITED.
IN A MATTER WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS SUBTITLE, A PERSON MAY NOT:
(1) KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY FALSIFY OR CONCEAL A MATERIAL
FACT BY TRICK, SCHEME, OR DEVICE;
(2) MAKE A FALSE, FICTITIOUS, OR FRAUDULENT STATEMENT OR
REPRESENTATION; OR
(3) MAKE OR USE A FALSE WRITING OR DOCUMENT KNOWING THE
WRITING OR DOCUMENT CONTAINS A FALSE, FICTITIOUS, OR FRAUDULENT
STATEMENT OR ENTRY.
(B) PENALTY.
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS
SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO
IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 6 MONTHS OR A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $1,000 OR
BOTH.
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