Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A-1037
This is the official text of Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A-1037, part of Maryland’s Code, Public Safety — governs police, fire, and emergency services.
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§13A–1037.
Official statutory text
A person subject to this title shall be punished as a court–martial may direct if the person:
(1) with the intent to obstruct the correspondence of, or to pry into the business or secrets of, any person or organization, wrongfully takes mail matter before the mail matter is delivered to or received by the addressee; or
(2) wrongfully opens, secretes, destroys, or steals mail matter before the mail matter is delivered to or received by the addressee.
(1) with the intent to obstruct the correspondence of, or to pry into the business or secrets of, any person or organization, wrongfully takes mail matter before the mail matter is delivered to or received by the addressee; or
(2) wrongfully opens, secretes, destroys, or steals mail matter before the mail matter is delivered to or received by the addressee.
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