Maryland Code, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT 9-716
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT 9-716
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- 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
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(a) In any investigation or hearing by the Commission, a person may not be excused from testifying or producing a document in accordance with an order of the Commission or its secretary on the ground that the testimony or document may:
(1) tend to incriminate the person; or
(2) subject the person to a forfeiture or penalty.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person may not be prosecuted, punished, or subjected to any forfeiture or penalty because of any act, transaction, matter, or thing about which the person testifies under oath or produces a document, on order of the Commission or an examiner or inspector of the Commission.
(c) A person who commits perjury is subject to prosecution or punishment.