In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. “Defense-related activity” means: the preparation of the United States or a state for defense or war; or the prosecution of war by the United States or a country with which the United States maintains friendly relations. “Identification badge” means a badge that a person wears to show the person’s identity or right to be in or on any premises described in § 9-704 of this subtitle. “Identification card” means a card or pass issued for the purpose of establishing the identity and the right of the person to be in or on any premises described in § 9-704 of this subtitle.

A person may not destroy, impair, damage, or interfere or tamper with real or personal property with intent to hinder, delay, or interfere with a defense-related activity. A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.

A person may not intentionally: make or cause to be made or omit to note on inspection a defect in a product to be used in connection with a defense-related activity; and act, or fail to act, with intent to hinder, delay, or interfere with a defense-related activity. A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.

This section applies to a person possessing an identification badge or identification card required for employment or visitation that is issued by: a unit of the State or a county, municipal corporation, special taxing district, or public corporation of the State; or a person that owns or operates in the State: a factory or warehouse or a manufacturing, printing, publishing, mechanical, or mercantile establishment or a plant of any kind; a mine or quarry; a railway; or a water, sewage, gas, electric, transmission, heating, refrigerating, telephone, or other publicly owned or public service company. A person shall surrender each identification badge or identification card to its issuer when the person’s employment or authorized visit ends. A person may not knowingly possess an identification badge or identification card after the person’s employment or authorized visit ends. A person who willfully violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.

A person who finds or gains possession of an identification badge or identification card required under § 9-704 of this subtitle shall surrender immediately the identification badge or identification card to the nearest police station.

To enter a place or establishment in which a person is required to have an identification badge or identification card under § 9-704 of this subtitle, a person may not willfully: make unauthorized use of an identification badge or identification card; or assist another in the unauthorized use of an identification badge or identification card. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.

In this section, “security officer” means a proprietary or contractual security officer of a license holder of a nuclear power plant facility in the State. Subject to subsection (c) of this section, if a nuclear power plant facility is placed under a heightened level of security condition by a federal agency pursuant to federal law, the license holder of a nuclear power plant facility in the State may authorize a security officer, without a warrant, to stop and detain any person who the owner or security officer has reasonable grounds to believe has: entered or trespassed on posted property of the nuclear power plant facility in violation of § 6-402 of this article; or violated any local, State, or federal law, regulation, or order in an area controlled by the license holder of the nuclear power plant facility. A security officer who detains a person under subsection (b) of this section shall, as soon as practicable: notify an appropriate law enforcement agency about the alleged crime committed by the person; and release the person to the detention or custody of a law enforcement officer. If notice to a law enforcement agency is provided as required under subsection (c) of this section and the law enforcement agency determines not to investigate the alleged crime or declines to take the detained person into detention or custody, the security officer shall release the person as soon as practicable.

This subtitle does not impair, curtail, or destroy the rights of employees and their representatives to: self-organization; form, join, or assist labor organizations; bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing; and strike, picket, or engage in concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.

If conduct prohibited by this subtitle is also unlawful under another law, a person may be convicted for the violation of this subtitle and the other law.