Maryland Code, CRIMINAL LAW 10-108
Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL LAW 10-108
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- 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
(b) In a prosecution for a violation of this section, it is a defense that the defendant examined the purchaser’s or recipient’s driver’s license, or other valid identification issued by a governmental unit, that positively identified the purchaser or recipient as being at least 21 years old.
(c) Any website owned, managed, or operated by a person who distributes or sells a product containing delta-8- or delta-10-tetrahydrocannabinol shall employ a neutral age-screening mechanism that verifies that the user is at least 21 years old, including by using an age-gate, age-screen, or age-verification mechanism.
(d) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding:
(1) $300 for a first violation;
(2) $1,000 for a second violation occurring within 2 years after the first violation; and
(3) $3,000 for each subsequent violation occurring within 2 years after the preceding violation.