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§ 6-304. Public utility interference -- Gas equipment.

MD Crim Law Code § 6-304 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    In this section, “gas company” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Public Utilities Article.

(b)    (1)    A person may not wrongfully and maliciously damage, connect, disconnect, tap, or interfere or tamper with material, equipment, or facilities of a gas company.

(2)    A person may not intentionally damage or defraud a gas company by:

(i)    bypassing a meter provided for registering the gas consumed;

(ii)    willfully tampering with, damaging, or preventing the action of a meter to register gas; or

(iii)    causing or procuring a meter to be damaged or altered.

(c)    Prima facie evidence of a violation of this section by the person who would directly benefit from the use of the gas passing through the meter includes:

(1)    a device that allows the use of gas supplied by a gas company without the gas being registered on a meter provided by the gas company; and

(2)    damage or alteration to a meter so as to prevent the action of the meter.

(d)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $250 or both.

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