Section 20-123 - Failure of governmental officer or employee to perform duty(a) An employee or officer of a county or municipality who negligently fails to perform a duty required relative to a tax under this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.(b) An employee or officer of a county or municipality who willfully fails to perform a duty required under this title with the intent to prevent the payment or collection of a tax under this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.Revised and recodified by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 119,Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2013.