# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 13A. Maryland Code of Military Justice

### Subtitle 10. Punitive Provisions

#### Section 13A-1048

A person subject to this title shall be punished as a court-martial may direct if the person:

(1) knowing it to be false or fraudulent:

  (i) makes a claim against the United States or an officer thereof; or

  (ii) presents to a person in the civil or military service thereof, for approval or payment, a claim against the United States or an officer thereof; or

(2) for the purpose of obtaining the approval, allowance, or payment of a claim against the United States or an officer thereof, makes or uses a writing or other paper knowing it to contain one or more false or fraudulent statements.

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