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HOUSE BILL 1150
E1 5lr2603
HB 1460/24 – HRU
By: Delegates Martinez, Acevero, Fennell, A. Johnson, Phillips, Simpson, Taveras,
Taylor, Turner, and White Holland
Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2025
Assigned to: Judiciary
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Criminal Law – Personal Identifying Information and Images of Individuals – 2
Dissemination 3
FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from intentionally disseminating the personal 4
identifying information or image of an individual under a certain age under certain 5
circumstances; and generally relating to the dissemination of personal identifying 6
information and images of individuals. 7
BY adding to 8
Article – Criminal Law 9
Section 3–810 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
Article – Criminal Law 15
3–810. 16
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 17
INDICATED. 18
(2) “DISSEMINATE” MEANS TO PUBLISH , POST, OR OTHERWISE 19
DISCLOSE INFORMATION ON A PUBLIC INTERNET SITE OR ON A PUBLIC FORUM . 20
(3) “PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ” INCLUDES: 21
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(I) NAME; 1
(II) ADDRESS; 2
(III) TELEPHONE NUMBER ; 3
(IV) DRIVER’S LICENSE NUMBER ; 4
(V) SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ; 5
(VI) PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT ; 6
(VII) EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICAT ION NUMBER; 7
(VIII) HEALTH INSURANCE IDE NTIFICATION NUMBER ; 8
(IX) MEDICAL IDENTIFICATI ON NUMBER; 9
(X) MOTHER’S MAIDEN NAME ; 10
(XI) BANK OR OTHER FINANC IAL INSTITUTION ACCO UNT 11
NUMBER; 12
(XII) DATE OF BIRTH; 13
(XIII) PERSONAL IDENTIFICAT ION NUMBER; 14
(XIV) UNIQUE BIOMETRIC DAT A, INCLUDING FINGERPRIN T, 15
VOICE PRINT , RETINA OR IRIS IMAGE , OR OTHER UNIQUE PHYS ICAL 16
REPRESENTATION ; 17
(XV) DIGITAL SIGNATURE ; 18
(XVI) CREDIT CARD NUMBER O R OTHER PAYMENT DEVI CE 19
NUMBER; OR 20
(XVII) SCHOOL ADDRESS . 21
(B) A PERSON MAY NOT INTENTIONA LLY DISSEMINATE THE PERSONAL 22
IDENTIFYING INFORMAT ION OR IMAGES OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS UNDER THE AGE 23
OF 25 YEARS: 24
(1) WITHOUT EXPRESS PERM ISSION; AND 25 HOUSE BILL 1150 3
(2) WITH THE INTENT TO I NTIMIDATE OR HARM TH E INDIVIDUAL. 1
(C) THIS SECTION MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED OR APPLIED IN A MANNER THAT 2
VIOLATES A PERSON ’S RIGHTS TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH UNDER THE U.S. 3
CONSTITUTION OR THE MARYLAND DECLARATION OF RIGHTS. 4
(D) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUIL TY OF A MISDEMEANOR 5
AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO IMPRISONMENT NO T EXCEEDING 1 YEAR OR A 6
FINE NOT EXCEEDING $5,000 OR BOTH. 7
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 8
October 1, 2025. 9