In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. “Drug crime” means: a crime under this title; or a crime committed in another jurisdiction that would be a crime under this title if committed in this State. “Financial transaction” means: a payment; a purchase; a sale; a loan; a pledge; a transfer; a delivery; a deposit; a withdrawal; or an extension of credit or exchange of a monetary instrument or equivalent property, including precious metals, stones or jewelry, airline tickets, stamps, or credit in a financial institution as defined in § 1-101 of the Financial Institutions Article. “Monetary instrument” means: coin or currency of the United States or any other country; a bank check; a travelers’ check; a money order; an investment security; or a negotiable instrument. “Proceeds” means money or any other property with a value exceeding $10,000. Except for a financial transaction necessary to preserve a person’s right to representation as guaranteed by the 6th Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article 21 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights, a person may not, with the intent to promote a drug crime or with the intent to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control of proceeds of a drug crime: receive or acquire proceeds knowing that the proceeds are derived from a drug crime; engage in a financial transaction involving proceeds knowing that the proceeds are derived from a drug crime; give, sell, transfer, trade, invest, conceal, transport, or maintain an interest in proceeds knowing that the proceeds are derived from a drug crime; direct, promote, plan, organize, initiate, finance, manage, supervise, or facilitate the transportation or transfer of proceeds knowing that the proceeds are derived from a drug crime; or conduct a financial transaction involving proceeds knowing that the proceeds are derived from a drug crime. A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to: for a first violation: imprisonment not exceeding 5 years; a fine not exceeding the greater of $250,000 or twice the value of the proceeds involved in the financial transaction; or both; or for each subsequent violation: imprisonment not exceeding 10 years; a fine not exceeding the greater of $500,000 or 5 times the value of the proceeds involved in the financial transaction; or both. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of this section each financial transaction is a separate violation.