{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-18-401","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Commercial Law § 18–401","heading":"","body":"(a) Any person who violates any provision of § 18-201(a) or § 18-301(a) of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000.\n(b) Any person who violates any provision of §§ 18-201(b) through 18-205, § 18-301(b), or § 18-302 of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding five years or both.\n(c) Any person who violates any provision of § 18-206, § 18-207 or §§ 18-303 through 18-306 of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding one year or both.","path":["Article - Commercial Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcl\u0026section=18-401","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:33Z","sha256":"7a9efee4b75eec46d1df72c350bdaa0531d34e214e155d659fc03e6ee1a6f9d5","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-18-307","next":"us-md/md.-code-commercial-law-18-501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}