Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Powers and Personnel
Section 3-218 - Gifts From Inmates

(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.