(a) A person may not use, with intent to defraud, on a public security or an instrument of payment: (1) a facsimile signature, or any reproduction of it, of any authorized officer; or (2) a facsimile seal, or any reproduction of it, of the State or of any of its political subdivisions. (b) A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or both.
Maryland Legal Code