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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="10-111" title_number="10" title_name="Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Crimes Against Public Health and Safety">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Bodily fluid” means blood, urine, saliva, or other bodily fluid.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>“Bodily fluid adulterant” means any substance or chemical that is intended, for the purpose of altering the results of a drug or alcohol screening test, to be:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>consumed by a person;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>introduced into the body of a person; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>added to or substituted for a sample of bodily fluid.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Bodily fluid adulterant” includes synthetic urine.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Controlled dangerous substance” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of this article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>“Drug” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of this article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>“Drug or alcohol screening test” means an analysis of a sample of bodily fluid collected from a person for the purpose of detecting the presence of alcohol, drugs, or a controlled dangerous substance in the bodily fluid of the person.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person may not, with intent to defraud or alter the outcome of a drug or alcohol screening test:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>alter a bodily fluid sample;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>substitute a bodily fluid sample, in whole or in part, with:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a bodily fluid sample of another person or animal; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>any other substance;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>possess or use a bodily fluid adulterant;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>sell, distribute, or offer to sell or distribute:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>any bodily fluid from a human or any animal; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>any bodily fluid adulterant; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>transport into the State:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>any bodily fluid from a human or any animal; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>any bodily fluid adulterant.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>for a first violation, a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>for each subsequent violation, a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
