1. (a)

   1. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a State official or employee may not directly or indirectly monitor or record in any manner a telephone conversation made to or from a State unit.

   2. (2) If prior approval is granted by the Attorney General, a State official or employee may monitor or record a telephone conversation:

      1. (i) on telephone lines used exclusively for incoming police, fire, and rescue calls; or
      2. (ii) with recorder-connector equipment that automatically produces a distinctive recorder tone repeated at approximately 15-second intervals.
2. (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
3. (c) Conviction of a violation of this section is also grounds for immediate dismissal from State employment.

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2003, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 8, 2003.

Formerly Art. 27, § 555B.