# Criminal Law (GCR)

## Title 8. Fraud and Related Crimes

### Subtitle 6. Counterfeiting and Related Crimes

#### Section 8-612

(a) In this section, "token" means a ticket, coupon, coin, disc, slug, or any other thing that:

  (1) is evidence of the right of an individual to enter, leave, ride on, or pass through or over any thing or place for which a fee is charged, including a building, ground, public conveyance, vessel, or bridge; and

  (2) is intended or designed to be inserted into a box or machine for the collection of fees or given to a collector.

(b)

  (1) A person may not counterfeit or issue, or cause to be counterfeited or issued, or aid or assist in counterfeiting or issuing a token without the permission of the person who lawfully issues, sells, or gives away the token.

  (2) A person may not issue or pass a token if the person knows that it was:

    (i) counterfeited; or

    (ii) issued without the permission of the person who lawfully issues, sells, or gives away the token.

(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year.

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