Md. Code Ann., Elec. Law § 16-901
Offenses relating to certificates of candidacy or nomination
Effective Apr 8, 2003Added as Art. 33, § 16-901, by Acts 1998, c. 585, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999. Transferred to Election Law § 16-901 by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 8, 2003.State of Maryland
(a) A person may not falsely or fraudulently:
- (1) make, deface, or destroy a certificate of candidacy or certificate of nomination or any part of the certificate; or
- (2) file or suppress a certificate of candidacy or certificate of nomination that has been duly filed.
- (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 3 years or both.
Added as Art. 33, § 16-901, by Acts 1998, c. 585, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999. Transferred to Election Law § 16-901 by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 8, 2003.
Formerly Art. 33, § 16-901.