{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-8-612","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 8–612","heading":"","body":"(a) In this section, “token” means a ticket, coupon, coin, disc, slug, or any other thing that:\n(1) is evidence of the right of an individual to enter, leave, ride on, or pass through or over any thing or place for which a fee is charged, including a building, ground, public conveyance, vessel, or bridge; and\n(2) is intended or designed to be inserted into a box or machine for the collection of fees or given to a collector.\n(b) (1) A person may not counterfeit or issue, or cause to be counterfeited or issued, or aid or assist in counterfeiting or issuing a token without the permission of the person who lawfully issues, sells, or gives away the token.\n(2) A person may not issue or pass a token if the person knows that it was:\n(i) counterfeited; or\n(ii) issued without the permission of the person who lawfully issues, sells, or gives away the token.\n(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=8-612","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"eff16f525ebbe1a1e6620cfdb4025e0e5241a411a9f46e182db0a0d4d36a3c4b","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-8-611","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-8-613"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}