§ 9-602
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§9–602.
(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.