Title 18. Disease Prevention — Subtitle 6. Prohibited Acts; Penalties
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 18-601 (2026)
Title 18. Disease Prevention
Subtitle 6. Prohibited Acts; Penalties
§ 18–601LinkCopy Citation
(a)
An individual who has an infectious disease that endangers public health may not willfully:
(1)
Be in a public place without taking proper precautions against exposing other individuals to the disease; or
(2)
Transfer to another individual any article that has been exposed to the disease without thoroughly disinfecting the article.
(b)
A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 18-602 (2026)
Title 18. Disease Prevention
Subtitle 6. Prohibited Acts; Penalties
§ 18–602LinkCopy Citation
(a)
A person may not:
(1)
Willfully or knowingly take an individual who has an infectious disease that endangers public health to the home of another individual;
(2)
Carelessly expose an individual to another who has an infectious disease that endangers public health; or
(3)
Permit a child who has an infectious disease that endangers public health to be in a public place while in charge of the child.
(b)
A person who violates any provision of this section is subject to a fine not exceeding $100.
Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 18-604 (2026)
Title 18. Disease Prevention
Subtitle 6. Prohibited Acts; Penalties
§ 18–604LinkCopy Citation
A person who violates any rule or regulation that the Secretary adopts under § 18-102 of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500.