Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
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 the meaning stated in § 1-101 of the Public Utilities Article.(b) An employee or agent of a telegraph company or telephone company, or of a person operating telegraph lines or telephone lines for profit in the State, may not: (1) willfully divulge the contents or nature of the contents of a private communication that is entrusted to the person for transmission or delivery; or(2) willfully refuse or neglect to transmit or deliver a private communication.(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.