{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-7-315","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 7–315","heading":"","body":"A person may not knowingly:\n(1) possess, use, manufacture, distribute, transfer, sell, offer, promote, or advertise for sale, use, or distribution, an unlawful telecommunication device or access code:\n(i) to commit a theft of telecommunication service; or\n(ii) to receive, disrupt, transmit, decrypt, acquire, or facilitate the receipt, disruption, transmission, decryption, or acquisition of a telecommunication service without the express consent or express authorization of the telecommunication service provider;\n(2) possess, use, manufacture, distribute, transfer, sell, offer, promote, or advertise for sale, use, or distribution an unlawful access device; or\n(3) possess, use, prepare, distribute, sell, give, transfer, offer, promote, or advertise for sale, use, or distribution equipment, hardware, cables, tools, data, computer software, or other components, knowing that the purchaser or a third person intends to use them to manufacture an unlawful telecommunication device or access code for a purpose prohibited by this part.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=7-315","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"b9798091abe5582f1d3aec2abdd5617c0087c71f6562283de7112ef27e8a3a87","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-7-314","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-7-316"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}