# Election Law (GEL)

## Title 16. Offenses and Penalties

### Subtitle 8. Voting Equipment

#### Section 16-801

(a) A person may not willfully:

  (1) conceal, damage, or destroy voting equipment used or intended to be used on the day of election; or

  (2) remove voting equipment from the custody of the election judges or other election officials.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and is subject to a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than 3 years or both.

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