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Section 3-906 – Divulging or Failing to Deliver Private Communications

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.         (2)    “Telegraph company” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Public Utilities Article.         (3)    “Telegraph lines” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Public Utilities Article.         (4)    “Telephone company” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Public Utilities Article.         (5)    “Telephone lines” has […]

Section 3-907 – Publication of Information by Videotape Distributor

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.         (2)    “Protected individual” means an individual who buys, rents, or borrows a videotape, video disk, or film from a videotape distributor.         (3)    “Publish” means to distribute to a person other than the protected individual or an agent of the protected individual.         (4)    “Videotape distributor” means a retail establishment […]

Section 3-1001 – Threat of Mass Violence Prohibited

    (a)    This section applies to a threat made by oral or written communication or electronic communication, as defined in § 3–805(a) of this title.     (b)    A person may not knowingly threaten to commit or threaten to cause to be committed a crime of violence, as defined in § 14–101 of this article, that would place five or […]

Section 3-1101 – Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.     (b)    “Assignation” has the meaning stated in § 11–301 of this article.     (c)    “Prostitution” has the meaning stated in § 11–301 of this article.     (d)    “Sexually explicit performance” has the meaning stated in § 11–301 of this article.

Section 3-1102 – Human Trafficking

    (a)    (1)    A person may not knowingly:             (i)    take or cause another to be taken to any place for prostitution;             (ii)    place, cause to be placed, or harbor another in any place for prostitution;             (iii)    persuade, induce, entice, or encourage another to be taken to or placed in any place for prostitution;             (iv)    receive consideration to procure for or place in […]

Section 3-1103 – Marriage Trafficking

    (a)    A person may not knowingly:         (1)    take or detain another with the intent to use force, threat, coercion, or fraud to compel the other to marry any person;         (2)    receive a financial benefit or thing of value in relation to a violation of this subsection; or         (3)    aid, abet, or conspire with another to violate this subsection.     (b)    A […]

Section 3-1201 – Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.     (b)    “Coercion” includes actual or threatened:         (1)    use of physical force against an individual;         (2)    restraint, abduction, isolation, or confinement of an individual against the individual’s will and without lawful authority;         (3)    control or direction of the activity of an individual through debt bondage;         (4)    destruction, concealment, removal, confiscation, withholding, […]

Section 3-1202 – Labor Trafficking Prohibited

    (a)    A person may not knowingly:         (1)    take, place, harbor, persuade, induce, or entice another by force, fraud, or coercion to provide services or labor; or         (2)    receive a benefit or thing of value from the provision of services or labor by another that was induced by force, fraud, or coercion.     (b)    A person may not aid or conspire […]

Section 3-1203 – Investigation and Prosecution of Violations

    (a)    A State’s Attorney or the Attorney General may investigate and prosecute a violation of this subtitle or a violation of any crime based on the act establishing a violation of this subtitle.     (b)    If the Attorney General exercises authority under subsection (a) of this section, the Attorney General has all the powers and duties of a […]

Section 3-905 – Opening Letter Without Permission

    (a)    A person may not take and break open a letter that is not addressed to the person without permission from the person to whom the letter is addressed or the personal representative of the addressee’s estate.     (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for […]