Section 16-101 - Offenses relating to registration. - Maryland Statutes

§ 16-101. Offenses relating to registration.
 

(a)  In general.- A person may not willfully and knowingly: 

(1) impersonate a voter or other person in order to register or attempt to register in the name of the voter or other person; 

(2) register to vote more than once; 

(3) falsify residence in an attempt to register in the wrong location; 

(4) secure registration through any unlawful means; 

(5) cause by unlawful means the name of a qualified voter to be stricken from the statewide voter registration list; 

(6) prevent, hinder, or delay a person having a lawful right to register from registering, through the use of force, threat, menace, intimidation, bribery, reward, or offer of reward; 

(7) falsify any name on a registration; 

(8) misrepresent any fact relating to registration; or 

(9) induce or attempt to induce a person to violate any prohibition in items (1) through (8) of this subsection. 

(b)  Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 5 years or both. 

(c)  Penalty - Applicability of Courts Article.- A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 16-101; 2002, ch. 291, §§ 2, 4; 2005, ch. 572, § 1.]