# State Finance and Procurement (GSF)

## Title 11. Definitions; General Provisions

### Subtitle 2. General Provisions

#### Section 11-205.1

(a) In connection with a procurement contract a person may not willfully:

  (1) falsify, conceal, or suppress a material fact by any scheme or device;

  (2) make a false or fraudulent statement or representation of a material fact; or

  (3) use a false writing or document that contains a false or fraudulent statement or entry of a material fact.

(b) A person may not aid or conspire with another person to commit an act under subsection (a) of this section.

(c) A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or both.

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Md. Code Ann., State Fin. & Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)