{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-5-628","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 5–628","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a person may not hire, solicit, engage, or use a minor to manufacture, deliver, or distribute on behalf of that person a controlled dangerous substance in sufficient quantity to reasonably indicate under all the circumstances an intent to distribute the controlled dangerous substance.\n(ii) This paragraph does not prohibit a person from hiring, soliciting, engaging, or using a minor to manufacture, deliver, or distribute a controlled dangerous substance if the manufacturing, delivering, or distributing has a lawful purpose.\n(2) A person may not transport, carry, or otherwise bring a minor into the State to use the minor to violate this section or § 5-602, § 5-603, § 5-604, § 5-605, § 5-606, § 5-612, § 5-613, § 5-617, or § 5-627 of this subtitle.\n(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 20 years or a fine not exceeding $20,000 or both.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=5-628","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"a804cba5c79ce1fbbb310eb00a21821db44f1459f6019fb213a1d3f7295efef4","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-5-627","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-5-701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}