{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-12-212","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 12–212","heading":"","body":"(a) A person may not directly or indirectly barter, sell, or trade or offer by publication or in any other manner to barter, sell, or trade goods or merchandise, in a package or in bulk, in exchange for a scheme or device constituting a gift enterprise.\n(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be sentenced to a fine of not less than $50 for each violation.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=12-212","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"4bc21b59dbe995e27a076596e100d18cd6b0392e2e14d36c26ae6c715eb3d37f","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-12-211","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-12-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}