{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-public-safety-13a-1053","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A–1053","heading":"","body":"A person subject to this title who, in the presence of a court–martial, a board of officers, a military commission, a court of inquiry, a preliminary hearing, or an officer taking a deposition, of or for the United States, wrongfully refuses to qualify as a witness or to answer a question after having been directed to do so by the person presiding shall be punished as a court–martial may direct.","path":["Article - Public Safety"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gps\u0026section=13A-1053","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:18Z","sha256":"c5c054e3ef514f1292836202c96ce2f852c5fe2f8b924eb697b7e7ab0cb9ffee","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-public-safety-13a-1052","next":"us-md/md.-code-public-safety-13a-1054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}