(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.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 3 - Division of Correction
Subtitle 2 - Powers and Personnel
Section 3-201 - Division Established
Section 3-202 - Commissioner of Correction -- Appointment; Qualifications; Term; Oath; Compensation
Section 3-203 - Commissioner of Correction -- General Powers and Duties
Section 3-205 - Commissioner of Correction -- Regulations
Section 3-206 - Commissioner of Correction -- Annual Accountings
Section 3-207 - Commissioner of Correction -- Annual Reports
Section 3-207.1 - Commissioner of Correction -- Staffing Report
Section 3-208 - Deputy Commissioner -- Appointment
Section 3-209 - Deputy Commissioner -- Powers and Duties
Section 3-210 - Wardens and Administrators -- Appointment
Section 3-211 - Wardens and Administrators -- Powers and Duties
Section 3-212 - Wardens and Administrators -- Annual Reports
Section 3-213 - Assistant Wardens
Section 3-215 - Officers and Employees
Section 3-216 - Correctional Officers -- Power of Arrest
Section 3-217 - Performance Bonds
Section 3-218 - Gifts From Inmates
Section 3-219 - Property Acquisition and Disposal
Section 3-220 - Financial Control of Facilities