# Criminal Law (GCR)

## Title 3. Other Crimes Against the Person

### Subtitle 12. Labor Trafficking

#### Section 3-1202

(a) A person may not knowingly:

  (1) take, place, harbor, persuade, induce, or entice another by force, fraud, or coercion to provide services or labor; or

  (2) receive a benefit or thing of value from the provision of services or labor by another that was induced by force, fraud, or coercion.

(b) A person may not aid or conspire with another to commit a violation of subsection (a) of this section.

(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 25 years or a fine not exceeding $15,000 or both.

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Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)