§ 9-716. Self-incrimination -- Not excused

MD Lab & Emp Code § 9-716 (2019) (N/A)
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(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.