Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 3-502
Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 3-502
- 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
(1) a police force of this State or another state;
(2) a police force of a county or municipal corporation of this State or another state;
(3) the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division;
(4) the United States Park Police;
(5) the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metro Transit Police;
(6) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(7) the Drug Enforcement Administration; or
(8) a division of a federal agency the primary duties of which are the investigation, apprehension, or detention of individuals suspected or convicted of federal crimes.
(b) A person may not, with fraudulent design on person or property, falsely represent that the person is a police officer, special police officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, or constable.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a person may not have, use, wear, or display a uniform, shield, button, ornament, badge, identification, or shoulder patch adopted by the Department of State Police to be worn by its members, insignia, or emblem of office, as is worn by a police officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, or constable.
(d) A person may not, for the purpose of deception, have a simulation or imitation of an article described in subsection (c) of this section as is worn by a police officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, or constable.
(e) A person may have, use, wear, or display an article described in subsection (c) of this section with the appropriate authority of:
(1) the Secretary of State Police;
(2) a police force of another state;
(3) the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City;
(4) the chief of police of a county or municipal corporation of this State or another state;
(5) a sheriff or deputy sheriff;
(6) a constable;
(7) the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division;
(8) the United States Park Police;
(9) the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metro Transit Police;
(10) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(11) the Drug Enforcement Administration; or
(12) a division of a federal agency the primary duties of which are the investigation, apprehension, or detention of individuals suspected or convicted of federal crimes.
(f) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $2,000 or both.