Section 16-101 - Offenses relating to registration(a) A person may not willfully and knowingly: (1) impersonate a voter or other person in order to register or attempt to register in the name of the voter or other person;(2) register to vote more than once;(3) falsify residence in an attempt to register in the wrong location;(4) secure registration through any unlawful means;(5) cause by unlawful means the name of a qualified voter to be stricken from the statewide voter registration list;(6) prevent, hinder, or delay a person having a lawful right to register from registering, through the use of force, threat, menace, intimidation, bribery, reward, or offer of reward;(7) falsify any name on a registration;(8) misrepresent any fact relating to registration; or(9) induce or attempt to induce a person to violate any prohibition in items (1) through (8) of this subsection.(b) A person acting under color of law may not discriminate against an individual based on the individual's declination to register to vote or voter registration information.(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 5 years or both.(d) A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.(e) A person who unintentionally becomes registered to vote under § 3-203 of this article: (1) shall be considered to have become registered to vote based on information provided to the State Board by an automatic voter registration agency; and(2) may not be considered to have violated this section because of the unintended registration.Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 19,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2019.