§ 9-602. State personnel monitoring or recording telephone conversation

MD Crim Law Code § 9-602 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a State official or employee may not directly or indirectly monitor or record in any manner a telephone conversation made to or from a State unit.

(2)    If prior approval is granted by the Attorney General, a State official or employee may monitor or record a telephone conversation:

(i)    on telephone lines used exclusively for incoming police, fire, and rescue calls; or

(ii)    with recorder-connector equipment that automatically produces a distinctive recorder tone repeated at approximately 15-second intervals.

(b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.

(c)    Conviction of a violation of this section is also grounds for immediate dismissal from State employment.