Interferencia con Empresas Eléctricas en Maryland

Explicación Simple

Esta ley prohíbe a las personas alterar o interferir con equipos eléctricos de las compañías. Si alguien roba electricidad o manipula un medidor, está rompiendo la ley.

Es como si alguien intentara llenar su tanque de gasolina sin pagar en la estación. Está tomando algo que no le pertenece sin permiso.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan vive en Maryland y decide conectar un cable a la línea eléctrica de su vecino para no pagar su propia electricidad. Al hacerlo, está violando la ley porque está robando electricidad.

Penalidades

Las violaciones pueden resultar en multas y consecuencias legales severas.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Maryland Criminal Law Code Section 6-303 (2023) - Public Utility Interference -- Electrical Equipment (a) In this section, “electric company” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Public Utilities Article. (b) This section does not apply to: (1) an employee of or a person authorized by an electric company; and (2) supervision and control of an electric company and its material, equipment, or facilities by the political subdivision within which the electric company is doing business. (c) A person may not willfully: (1) tamper or interfere with the material, equipment, or facilities of an electric company; (2) make a connection with an electrical conductor to use the electricity; or (3) tamper with a meter used to register electricity consumed. (d) Prima facie evidence of intent to violate this section by a person who uses or directly benefits from the use or diversion of electricity includes: (1) a connection, wire, conductor, meter alteration, or other device that diverts electricity without the electric current being registered by the meter installed by the electric company that supplies the electricity; (2) the use of electricity supplied by an electric company without the electricity being registered on a meter that the electric company supplied; and (3) a showing by a check or test meter used by the electric company that a customer uses more electricity than is registered on the meter that the electric company supplied for the customer’s premises.