{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-8-701","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health - General § 8–701","heading":"","body":"(a) A person may not knowingly have or attempt to have an individual unlawfully or improperly adjudicated to be a drug or alcohol abuser or to have an alcohol or drug dependence under Subtitle 5 of this title.\n(b) A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or both.","path":["Article - Health - General"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghg\u0026section=8-701","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:48Z","sha256":"d40078faab14b940bef8ffa5b8e5466d3d9c1f4b8b2135e37ffa962f1dc8b252","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-8-6d-01","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-8-801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}