Q: In Maryland, if someone goes to work while knowingly having Covid-19, is there anything they can be charged with?
A:
In theory, yes, a person can be prosecuted. Such prosecutions are rare, and likely depend on circumstances of an intentional and egregious character.
Maryland Health-General Code § 18-601. Exposure of other individuals -- By infected individual generally
(a) Prohibited act. -- An individual who has an infectious disease that endangers public health may not willfully:
(1) Be in a public place without taking proper precautions against exposing other individuals to the disease; or
(2) Transfer to another individual any article that has been exposed to the disease without thoroughly disinfecting the article.
(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 $ 500 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
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