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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="6-403" title_number="6" title_name="Crimes Against Property" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Trespass">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person may not enter or cross over private property or board the boat or other marine vessel of another, after having been notified by the owner or the owner’s agent not to do so, unless entering or crossing under a good faith claim of right or ownership.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person may not remain on private property including the boat or other marine vessel of another, after having been notified by the owner or the owner’s agent not to do so.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>for a first violation, imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>for a second violation occurring within 2 years after the first violation, imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>for each subsequent violation occurring within 2 years after the preceding violation, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>This section prohibits only wanton entry on private property.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>This section also applies to property that is used as a housing project and operated by a housing authority or State public body, as those terms are defined in Division II of the Housing and Community Development Article, if an authorized agent of the housing authority or State public body gives the required notice specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
