Title 8. Fraud and Related Crimes — Subtitle 9. Miscellaneous Fraud
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 8-901 (2026)
Title 8. Fraud and Related Crimes
Subtitle 9. Miscellaneous Fraud
§ 8–901LinkCopy Citation
(a)
A person may not fail to furnish to the purchaser of purebred livestock a paper or certificate showing that the livestock is purebred stock within 90 days after the sale and delivery of the livestock if:
(1)
the paper or certificate is a condition of sale; and
(2)
payment has been made for the livestock.
(b)
A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not less than $5 and not exceeding $50 for each violation.
Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 8-902 (2026)
Title 8. Fraud and Related Crimes
Subtitle 9. Miscellaneous Fraud
§ 8–902LinkCopy Citation
(a)
(1)
In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)
“Drug” means a drug, medicine, or a medicinal or chemical preparation for internal human consumption.
(3)
“Prepare” means to make, mix, manufacture, or compound.
(b)
A person who is engaged in the business of preparing or dispensing a drug for internal human consumption may not prepare, dispense, sell, or deliver the drug to a person directly or through an agent or employee if:
(1)
ethyl alcohol is usually used to prepare the drug; and
(2)
the preparer, or the preparer’s agent or employee, in any manner uses or substitutes methyl alcohol for ethyl alcohol, or puts methyl alcohol into the drug.
(c)
A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 3 months and not exceeding 1 year or a fine of not less than $100 and not exceeding $500 or both.
Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 8-903 (2026)
Title 8. Fraud and Related Crimes
Subtitle 9. Miscellaneous Fraud
§ 8–903LinkCopy Citation
(a)
(1)
A person may not intentionally issue, sell, or give to an unauthorized person a ticket or instrument for the transfer from a conveyance on one passenger line or route to a conveyance on another line or route of the same or a different carrier.
(2)
Unless authorized to do so, a person may not intentionally receive a ticket or instrument for the transfer from a conveyance on one passenger line or route to a conveyance on another line or route of the same or a different carrier.
(b)
A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:
(1)
for the first violation, a fine not exceeding $100; and
(2)
for each subsequent violation, imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 8-904 (2026)
Title 8. Fraud and Related Crimes
Subtitle 9. Miscellaneous Fraud
§ 8–904LinkCopy Citation
(a)
A person knowingly may not enter or race a horse in a running or harness race under a name or designation other than that registered with the Jockey Club or the United States Trotting Association.
(b)
A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 8-905 (2026)
Title 8. Fraud and Related Crimes
Subtitle 9. Miscellaneous Fraud
§ 8–905LinkCopy Citation
(a)
A person may not knowingly present for payoff, or give to another to present for payoff, a counterfeit or altered pari-mutuel betting ticket.
(b)
A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.