Section 3-707 - Coercing or intimidating another to contribute or donate. - Maryland Statutes

§ 3-707. Coercing or intimidating another to contribute or donate.
 

(a)  Effect of section.- This section does not prohibit picketing in connection with a labor dispute, as defined in § 4-301 of the Labor and Employment Article. 

(b)  Prohibited.- A person or group may not engage in an act or conduct solely to coerce or intimidate another person to contribute or donate any money, goods, materials, or services to a social, economic, or political association or organization. 

(c)  Penalty.-  

(1) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $100 or both. 

(2) Each day on which a violation of this section occurs is a separate violation. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 562A; 2002, ch. 26, § 2.]