{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-8-504","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 8–504","heading":"","body":"(a) An application for money, property, food stamps, or other assistance, under a nutritional program based on need or a social program financed in whole or in part by the State, and administered by the Department of Human Services, the Maryland Department of Health, or a local department of social services, whether under this or any other article of the Code, shall be in writing and signed by the applicant.\n(b) A person may not make a false or fraudulent statement with the intent to obtain money, property, food stamps, or other assistance in making and signing the application required in subsection (a) of this section.\n(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of perjury and on conviction is subject to the penalties provided for perjury in § 9–101 of this article.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=8-504","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"3f17d5681544ed3fe88d0620bb33ec3cbad20c16752402827879758fb7c5df24","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-8-503","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-8-505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}