{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-finance-and-procurement-2-305","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 2–305","heading":"","body":"(a) A person may not use, with intent to defraud, on a public security or an instrument of payment:\n(1) a facsimile signature, or any reproduction of it, of any authorized officer; or\n(2) a facsimile seal, or any reproduction of it, of the State or of any of its political subdivisions.\n(b) A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or both.","path":["Article - State Finance and Procurement"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsf\u0026section=2-305","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:48Z","sha256":"ebbd23b7f09e4a3f4f099b41df754dc0b941232b29d3736737054a2cc75b9646","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-finance-and-procurement-2-304","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-finance-and-procurement-2-306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}