# Criminal Law (GCR)

## Title 7. Theft and Related Crimes

### Subtitle 3. Crimes Involving Telecommunications and Electronics

#### Section 7-314

This part does not apply to:

(1) a law enforcement officer who possesses or uses a telecommunication device or access code in the course of an official law enforcement investigation;

(2) a telecommunication service provider while lawfully acting in that capacity; or

(3) a person who is expressly authorized by a law enforcement unit or other lawful authority to:

  (i) manufacture telecommunication devices or access codes for distribution or sale to a law enforcement unit or telecommunication service provider; or

  (ii) distribute or sell telecommunication devices or access codes to law enforcement units or telecommunication service providers.

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