Maryland § 16-101

§ 16-101.

    (a)    A person may not willfully and knowingly:

        (1)    impersonate a voter or other person in order to register or attempt to register in the name of the voter or other person;

        (2)    register to vote more than once;

        (3)    falsify residence in an attempt to register in the wrong location;

        (4)    secure registration through any unlawful means;

        (5)    cause by unlawful means the name of a qualified voter to be stricken from the statewide voter registration list;

        (6)    prevent, hinder, or delay a person having a lawful right to register from registering, through the use of force, threat, menace, intimidation, bribery, reward, or offer of reward;

        (7)    falsify any name on a registration;

        (8)    misrepresent any fact relating to registration; or

        (9)    induce or attempt to induce a person to violate any prohibition in items (1) through (8) of this subsection.

    (b)    A person acting under color of law may not discriminate against an individual based on the individual’s declination to register to vote or voter registration information.

    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 5 years or both.

    (d)    A person who violates this section is subject to § 5–106(b) of the Courts Article.

    (e)    A person who unintentionally becomes registered to vote under § 3–203 of this article:

        (1)    shall be considered to have become registered to vote based on information provided to the State Board by an automatic voter registration agency; and

        (2)    may not be considered to have violated this section because of the unintended registration.