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Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL LAW 8-612

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
(a) In this section, “token” means a ticket, coupon, coin, disc, slug, or any other thing that:

(1) is evidence of the right of an individual to enter, leave, ride on, or pass through or over any thing or place for which a fee is charged, including a building, ground, public conveyance, vessel, or bridge; and

(2) is intended or designed to be inserted into a box or machine for the collection of fees or given to a collector.

(b) (1) A person may not counterfeit or issue, or cause to be counterfeited or issued, or aid or assist in counterfeiting or issuing a token without the permission of the person who lawfully issues, sells, or gives away the token.

(2) A person may not issue or pass a token if the person knows that it was:

(i) counterfeited; or

(ii) issued without the permission of the person who lawfully issues, sells, or gives away the token.

(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year.