# State Personnel and Pensions (GSP)

## Title 15. Prohibited Acts and Penalties

### Subtitle 1. Prohibited Acts

#### Section 15-101

A person may not impersonate another in an examination held under this Division I.

#### Section 15-102

A person may not:

(1) willfully deceive another about the right to take an examination under this Division I; or

(2) willfully interfere with the right of an individual to take an examination under this Division I.

#### Section 15-103

A person may not willfully falsify:

(1) an answer on an examination held under this Division I;

(2) a grade or mark on an examination held under this Division I;

(3) a report on the results of an examination held under this Division I; or

(4) a report on the standing of an individual examined under this Division I.

#### Section 15-104

An applicant for employment may not act deceptively in order to improve the applicant's chances for appointment.

#### Section 15-105

A person may not willfully give to an individual any information about a competitive examination under this article that is not generally available to all competitors for the examination in order to improve or to harm the individual's rating for appointment.

#### Section 15-106

A person may not use or promise to use the person's influence or official authority to secure an appointment or an opportunity for an appointment to a position in the skilled service or professional service in exchange or as a reward for personal service or political service.

#### Section 15-107

An employee or public official of this State may not use a threat or coercion to induce or attempt to induce an employee in the skilled service or professional service:

(1) to resign;

(2) to take a leave of absence; or

(3) to waive a right granted by this Division I.

#### Section 15-108

A person may not willfully assist another to commit an act prohibited by this subtitle.

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