Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 13A-712
Refusal to appear or testify
Effective Apr 11, 2023Added by Acts 2020, c. 592, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2020. Amended by Acts 2023, c. 49, § 2, eff. April 11, 2023.State of Maryland
- (1) has been duly subpoenaed to appear as a witness or to produce books and records before a court-martial or court of inquiry, or before any military or civil officer designated to take a deposition to be read in evidence before such a court;
- (2) has been duly paid or tendered the fees and mileage of a witness at the rates allowed to witnesses attending a criminal court of the State; and
- (3) willfully neglects or refuses to appear, or refuses to qualify as a witness or to testify or to produce any evidence that the person may have been legally subpoenaed to produce.
A person not subject to this title may be punished by a State court of competent jurisdiction if the person:
Added by Acts 2020, c. 592, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2020. Amended by Acts 2023, c. 49, § 2, eff. April 11, 2023.