{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-8-303","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 8–303","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(2) “Government identification document” means one of the following documents issued by the United States government or any state or local government:\n(i) a passport;\n(ii) an immigration visa;\n(iii) an alien registration card;\n(iv) an employment authorization card;\n(v) a birth certificate;\n(vi) a Social Security card;\n(vii) a uniformed services identification;\n(viii) an adoption decree;\n(ix) a marriage license;\n(x) a driver’s license; or\n(xi) a photo identification card.\n(3) “Uniformed services” has the meaning stated in § 9–901 of the State Government Article.\n(b) A person may not, with fraudulent intent:\n(1) possess a fictitious or fraudulently altered government identification document;\n(2) display, cause, or allow to be displayed a fictitious or fraudulently altered government identification document;\n(3) lend a government identification document to another or knowingly allow the use of the person’s government identification document by another; or\n(4) display or represent as the person’s own a government identification document not issued to the person.\n(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=8-303","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"e8570d44876f64e6ee538effd3b46aa5e756feba35f9b644d90ade9a7570a60e","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-8-302","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-8-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}