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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.

    (d)    (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.



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