Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 3-216
This is the official text of Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 3-216, part of Maryland’s Code, Labor and Employment — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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§3–216.
Official statutory text
(a) A person may not:
(1) interfere with or hinder the performance of any duty of the Commissioner under this subtitle; or
(2) knowingly give false information to the Commissioner.
(b) A person may not knowingly:
(1) employ a minor in violation of a provision of this subtitle; or
(2) allow a minor to be employed in violation of a provision of this subtitle.
(c) (1) A person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or both.
(2) A person who violates any provision of subsection (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
(1) interfere with or hinder the performance of any duty of the Commissioner under this subtitle; or
(2) knowingly give false information to the Commissioner.
(b) A person may not knowingly:
(1) employ a minor in violation of a provision of this subtitle; or
(2) allow a minor to be employed in violation of a provision of this subtitle.
(c) (1) A person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or both.
(2) A person who violates any provision of subsection (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
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