{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-27-204","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Insurance § 27–204","heading":"","body":"A person may not make, publish, disseminate, or circulate, directly or indirectly, or aid, abet, or encourage the making, publishing, disseminating, or circulating of an oral or written statement or a pamphlet, circular, article, or literature that:\n(1) is false or maliciously critical of or derogatory to the financial condition of an insurer or person proposing to become an insurer; and\n(2) is calculated to injure a person engaged in or proposing to engage in the business of insurance.","path":["Article - Insurance"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gin\u0026section=27-204","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:28Z","sha256":"7035ca7b3aaa3aeaf928f6efa83ec98a0c6a07db4977e2511a69c932ecd721d7","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-27-203","next":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-27-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}