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Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL LAW 8-607

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • 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
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) In this section, “public seal” means:

(1) the great seal of the State;

(2) the seal of any court of the State; or

(3) any other public seal of the State.

(b) A person may not:

(1) counterfeit and use a public seal;

(2) steal a public seal;

(3) unlawfully and falsely, or with evil intent, affix a public seal to a deed, warrant, or writing; or

(4) have and willfully conceal a counterfeit public seal, if the person knows that it was counterfeited.

(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 2 years and not exceeding 10 years.

(d) A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.