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 […]
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 3-901 – Visual Surveillance
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Private place” means a dressing room or rest room in a retail store. (3) “Visual surveillance” means surveillance by: (i) direct sight; (ii) the use of mirrors; (iii) the use of cameras; or (iv) the use of an electronic device that can be used surreptitiously to observe an individual. (b) This […]
Section 3-902 – Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Camera” includes any electronic device that can be used surreptitiously to observe an individual. (3) “Female breast” means a portion of the female breast below the top of the areola. (4) “Private area of an individual” means the naked or undergarment–clad genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or female […]
Section 3-903 – Camera Surveillance
(a) In this section, “camera” includes any electronic device that can be used surreptitiously to observe an individual. (b) This section does not apply to: (1) an adult resident of the private residence where a camera is placed; (2) a person who places or procures another to place a camera on real property without the intent to conduct deliberate […]
Section 3-904 – Unlawful Picketing and Assembly
(a) The General Assembly declares that: (1) the protection and preservation of the home is the keystone of democratic government; (2) the public health and welfare and the good order of the community require that members of the community enjoy in their homes a feeling of well-being, tranquility, and privacy and, when absent from their homes, carry with […]