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Maryland Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code 10-402: Interception of communications
Maryland General Assembly, Maryland General Assembly, n.d.
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- What it is
- Maryland's wiretap statute, which makes unauthorized interception a felony and allows a party to intercept only when all parties have given prior consent.
- How much weight it carries
- Official Maryland General Assembly text. Criminal penalties are set in subsection (b) and the all-party exception in subsection (c)(3).
Facts taken from this source
- Maryland's exception that lets a party to a communication record it applies only where all of the parties have given prior consent.
“where all of the parties to the communication have given prior consent to the interception” (10-402(c)(3))
- Under Maryland law, a violation of the wiretap statute is a felony punishable by imprisonment for up to five years.
“is guilty of a felony and is subject to imprisonment for not more than 5 years” (10-402(b))