Section 6-602 - Interference, obstruction, or false representation. - Maryland Statutes

§ 6-602. Interference, obstruction, or false representation.
 

(a)  Interference with or obstruction of emergency assistance prohibited.- A person may not willfully interfere with or obstruct the State Fire Marshal, a deputy State fire marshal, or a special assistant State fire marshal while the State Fire Marshal, deputy State fire marshal, or special assistant State fire marshal: 

(1) is fighting a fire, performing emergency service, or proceeding to a fire or other emergency; or 

(2) is dispatched on a call for emergency service. 

(b)  Interference with or obstruction of investigation prohibited.- A person may not willfully interfere with or obstruct the State Fire Marshal, a deputy State fire marshal, or a special assistant State fire marshal in the course of conducting an inspection or investigating a fire or explosion. 

(c)  Impersonating fire marshal prohibited.- A person may not, with fraudulent design on person or property, falsely represent that the person is a State fire marshal or a sworn employee of the office of State Fire Marshal. 

(d)  Wearing articles of fire marshal or imitations prohibited.- A person may not have, use, wear, or display without proper authority, for the purpose of deception, a uniform, shield, button, ornament, identification, or shoulder patch, or a simulation or imitation of these articles, adopted by the office of State Fire Marshal. 

(e)  Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 11D; 2003, ch. 5, § 2.]