Maryland Code, HEALTH – GENERAL 18-601
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, HEALTH - GENERAL 18-601
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
(a) An individual who has an infectious disease that endangers public health may not willfully:
(1) Be in a public place without taking proper precautions against exposing other individuals to the disease; or
(2) Transfer to another individual any article that has been exposed to the disease without thoroughly disinfecting the article.
(b) A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.