{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-11-209","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 11–209","heading":"","body":"(a) A person may not hire, employ, or use an individual, if the person knows, or possesses facts under which the person should reasonably know, that the individual is a minor, to do or assist in doing an act described in § 11-203 of this subtitle.\n(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:\n(1) for a first violation, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and\n(2) for each subsequent violation, imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=11-209","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"de5a031169d83e0aa6d04c07946536c4b1967db27b2453aab5da15278b603bf6","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-11-208.1","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-11-210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}