Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9-716
This is the official text of Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9-716, part of Maryland’s Code, Labor and Employment — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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§9–716.
Official statutory text
(a) In any investigation or hearing by the Commission, a person may not be excused from testifying or producing a document in accordance with an order of the Commission or its secretary on the ground that the testimony or document may:
(1) tend to incriminate the person; or
(2) subject the person to a forfeiture or penalty.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person may not be prosecuted, punished, or subjected to any forfeiture or penalty because of any act, transaction, matter, or thing about which the person testifies under oath or produces a document, on order of the Commission or an examiner or inspector of the Commission.
(c) A person who commits perjury is subject to prosecution or punishment.
(1) tend to incriminate the person; or
(2) subject the person to a forfeiture or penalty.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person may not be prosecuted, punished, or subjected to any forfeiture or penalty because of any act, transaction, matter, or thing about which the person testifies under oath or produces a document, on order of the Commission or an examiner or inspector of the Commission.
(c) A person who commits perjury is subject to prosecution or punishment.
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