Section 8-602 - False proof of completion. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-602. False proof of completion.
 

(a)  In general.- A person may not accept a completion certificate or other proof that performance of a home improvement contract is complete or satisfactorily concluded with knowledge that the document or proof is false and the performance is incomplete. 

(b)  Improper use.- If a person knows or has good reason to know that a completion certificate or other proof is false, the person may not utter, offer, or use the document or proof to: 

(1) make or accept an assignment or negotiation of the right to receive payment from an owner under a home improvement contract; or 

(2) get or grant credit or a loan on the security of the right to receive payment under a home improvement contract. 

(c)  Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or both. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 56, § 266; 1992, ch. 4, § 2.]