Section 10-131 - Violations; defenses; penalties. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-131. Violations; defenses; penalties.
 

(a)  Distribution to persons under 21 years of age prohibited.- A person may not distribute Salvia divinorum to an individual under the age of 21 years. 

(b)  Defenses.- In a prosecution for a violation of this section, it is a defense that the defendant examined the purchaser's or recipient's driver's license or other valid identification issued by an employer, a government unit, or an institution of higher education that positively identified the purchaser or recipient as at least 21 years of age. 

(c)  Penalties.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding: 

(1) $300 for a first violation; 

(2) $1,000 for a second violation occurring within 2 years after the first violation; and 

(3) $3,000 for each subsequent violation occurring within 2 years after the preceding violation. 

(d)  Separate violations.- For purposes of this section, each separate incident at a different time and occasion is a separate violation. 
 

[2010, chs. 200, 201.]