{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-8-701","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 8–701","heading":"","body":"(a) A person may not willfully or corruptly embezzle, steal, destroy, withdraw, impair, or alter a will, codicil, deed, land patent or assignment of a land patent, or a writ of administration, return, record, or part of any of those documents if as a result of that act the estate or right of any person may be defeated, injured, or altered.\n(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 3 years and not exceeding 7 years.\n(c) A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=8-701","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"d9ddeca54c33f6947d148a5bc0ac882900941ee9af430717f4c409e17a4f775f","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-8-613","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-8-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}