# Business Occupations and Professions (GBO)

## Title 10. Lawyers

### Subtitle 6. Prohibited Acts; Penalties

#### Section 10-606

(a)

  (1) A corporation, partnership, or any other association that violates Sec. 10-601 or Sec. 10-602 of this subtitle is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

  (2) An officer, director, partner, trustee, agent, or employee who acts to enable a corporation, partnership, or association to violate Sec. 10-601 or Sec. 10-602 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.

  (3) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, a person who violates Sec. 10-601 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.

(b) A person who willfully violates any provision of Subtitle 3, Part I of this title, except for the requirement that a lawyer deposit trust money in an attorney trust account for charitable purposes under Sec. 10-303 of this title, is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or both.

(c) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, a person who violates any provision of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.

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Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)