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5 yearsyears of imprisonment, maximum
Under Maryland law, a violation of the wiretap statute is a felony punishable by imprisonment for up to five years.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“is guilty of a felony and is subject to imprisonment for not more than 5 years”
Maryland Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code 10-402: Interception of communications, Maryland General Assembly, Maryland General Assembly, n.d., 10-402(b).
Open the original- What it measures
- Subsection (b) sets the penalty for a violation of the general ban in subsection (a). The same subsection also sets a fine of not more than $10,000.
- What it does not show
- The maximum sentence is the statutory ceiling, not what courts typically impose.