§ 8-701. Unlawful or improper adjudication as drug or alcohol abuser or dependent  


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  •    (a) In general. -- A person may not knowingly have or attempt to have an individual unlawfully or improperly adjudicated to be a drug or alcohol abuser or to have an alcohol or drug dependence under Subtitle 5 of this title.

    (b) Penalty. -- A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $ 1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or both.


HISTORY: 1988, ch. 758, § 2; 1989, ch. 782, § 3.