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Text of the trespass on public buildings or grounds statute, Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 6-409:

From David Rocah, of the Maryland ACLU:
Here’s the text of the trespass on public buildings or grounds statute, Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 6-409:

> Prohibited–During regularly closed hours
> (a) A person may not refuse or fail to leave a public building or grounds, or a specific part of a public building or grounds, during the time when the public building or grounds, or specific part of the public building or grounds, is regularly closed to the public if:
> (1) the surrounding circumstances would indicate to a reasonable person that the person who refuses or fails to leave has no apparent lawful business to pursue at the public building or grounds; and
> (2) a regularly employed guard, watchman, or other authorized employee of the government unit that owns, operates, or maintains the public building or grounds asks the person to leave.
> Prohibited–During regular business hours
> (b) A person may not refuse or fail to leave a public building or grounds, or a specific part of a public building or grounds, during regular business hours if:
> (1) the surrounding circumstances would indicate to a reasonable person that the person who refuses or fails to leave:
> (i) has no apparent lawful business to pursue at the public building or grounds; or
> (ii) is acting in a manner disruptive of and disturbing to the conduct of normal business by the government unit that owns, operates, or maintains the public building or grounds; and
> (2) an authorized employee of the government unit asks the person to leave.