§ 3-218. Gifts from inmates

MD Correc Svs Code § 3-218 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    An officer or other employee of the Division may not:

(1)    accept a reward or gift, or a promise of a reward or gift, from an inmate in a correctional facility in the Division or from a person on behalf of an inmate;

(2)    receive a devise or bequest, or a promise of a devise or bequest, from an inmate in a correctional facility in the Division or from a person on behalf of an inmate; or

(3)    enter into a contract with an inmate in a correctional facility in the Division or with a person on behalf of an inmate.

(b)    A gift, reward, bequest, devise, promise, or contract accepted, received, or entered into in violation of this section is void.

(c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500.