Section 4-712 - False statements or reports. - Maryland Statutes

§ 4-712. False statements or reports.
 

(a)  Prohibited.-  

(1) A person may not knowingly make or cause to be made a false statement or report in a document required to be submitted to the Department relating to a grant or loan. 

(2) A grant or loan applicant may not knowingly make or cause to be made any false statement or report to influence the action of the Department on a grant or loan application or a grant or loan already made. 

(b)  Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $50,000 or both. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 83B, § 2-1411; 2005, ch. 26, § 2.]