# State Finance and Procurement (GSF)

## Title 2. General Provisions

### Subtitle 3. Facsimile Signatures and Seals

#### Section 2-305

(a) A person may not use, with intent to defraud, on a public security or an instrument of payment:

  (1) a facsimile signature, or any reproduction of it, of any authorized officer; or

  (2) a facsimile seal, or any reproduction of it, of the State or of any of its political subdivisions.

(b) A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or both.

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