Md. Code, Crim. Law § 8-207

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through Ch. 734, effective on or before 6/1/2024
Section 8-207 - Fraud - Honoring stolen or counterfeit credit card; false representation to issuer
(a) If a person is authorized by an issuer to furnish money, goods, services, or anything of value on presentation of a credit card by the cardholder, the person or an agent or employee of the person may not, with the intent to defraud the issuer or cardholder:
(1) furnish money, goods, services, or anything of value on presentation of:
(i) a credit card obtained or retained in violation of § 8-204 or § 8-205 of this subtitle; or
(ii) a credit card that the person knows is counterfeit; or
(2) fail to furnish money, goods, services, or anything of value that the person represents in writing to the issuer that the person has furnished.
(b)
(1)
(i) If the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value furnished or not furnished in violation of this section is at least $1,500 but less than $25,000, a person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.
(ii) If the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value furnished or not furnished in violation of this section is at least $25,000 but less than $100,000, a person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $15,000 or both.
(iii) If the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value furnished or not furnished in violation of this section is $100,000 or more, a person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 20 years or a fine not exceeding $25,000 or both.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, if the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value furnished or not furnished in violation of this section is at least $100 but less than $1,500, a person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
(3) If the value of all money, goods, services, and other things of value furnished or not furnished in violation of this section is less than $100, a person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.

Md. Code, CR § 8-207

Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 515,Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2017.
Amended by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 415,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2013.