Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 5-804
This is the official text of Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 5-804, part of Maryland’s Code, Labor and Employment — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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§5–804.
Official statutory text
(a) A person may not knowingly make a false certification, false representation, or false statement in an application, plan, record, report, or other document that is filed or required to be kept under this title.
(b) 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 $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.
(b) 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 $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.
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