Section 4-402 - Prohibited acts; criminal penalties(a) A person may not: (1) willfully or knowingly violate any provision of this title;(2) fail to petition a court after temporarily denying inspection of a public record; or(3) by false pretenses, bribery, or theft, gain access to or obtain a copy of a personal record if disclosure of the personal record to the person is prohibited by this title.(b) A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.Added by 2014 Md. Laws, Ch. 94,Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2014.