§ 8-302
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§8–302.
(a)In this section, “offer for sale” includes to induce, solicit, attempt, or advertise in a manner intended to encourage a person to purchase an identification card.
(b)Subject to subsection
(c)of this section, a person may not:
(1)sell, issue, offer for sale, or offer to issue an identification card or document that contains:
(i)a blank space for a person’s age or date of birth; or
(ii)a person’s incorrect age or date of birth; or
(2)knowingly sell, issue, offer for sale, or offer to issue an identification card or document that contains:
(i)an incorrect name instead of a person’s true name; or
(ii)an incorrect address for a person.
(c)This section does not prohibit a manufacturer of identification cards or documents from selling or issuing identification cards or documents that contain a blank space for a person’s age or date of birth to:
(1)employers, for use as employee identification cards or documents;
(2)hospitals, for use as patient identification cards; or
(3)governmental units.
(1)A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $2,000 or both.
(2)Each identification card or document sold or issued and each offer in violation of this section is a crime that may be separately prosecuted.
(e)The Attorney General, or the State’s Attorney for a county where a violation of this section occurs, may seek an injunction to stop a sale, issue, or offer that violates this section.