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Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL LAW 9-704

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. 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
  • state: means :

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

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) This section applies to a person possessing an identification badge or identification card required for employment or visitation that is issued by:

(1) a unit of the State or a county, municipal corporation, special taxing district, or public corporation of the State; or

(2) a person that owns or operates in the State:

(i) a factory or warehouse or a manufacturing, printing, publishing, mechanical, or mercantile establishment or a plant of any kind;

(ii) a mine or quarry;

(iii) a railway; or

(iv) a water, sewage, gas, electric, transmission, heating, refrigerating, telephone, or other publicly owned or public service company.

(b) A person shall surrender each identification badge or identification card to its issuer when the person’s employment or authorized visit ends.

(c) A person may not knowingly possess an identification badge or identification card after the person’s employment or authorized visit ends.

(d) A person who willfully violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.