§ 14-133.02. Wearing of Masks.

(a)

No person or persons over 16 years of age shall, while wearing any mask, hood, or device whereby any portion of the face is hidden, concealed, or covered as to conceal the identity of the wearer:

(1)

Enter upon, be, or appear upon any lane, walk, alley, street, road, highway, or other public way in Prince George's County;

(2)

Enter upon, be, or appear upon or within the public property of Prince George's County; or

(3)

Hold any manner of meeting or demonstration.

(b)

The provisions of Subsection (a) apply only if the person was wearing the hood, mask, or other device:

(1)

With the intent to deprive any person or class of persons of equal protection of the law or of equal privileges and immunities under the law, or for the purpose of preventing or hindering the constituted authorities of the United States, the State of Maryland, or Prince George's County from giving or securing for all persons within Prince George's County equal protection of the law;

(2)

With the intent, by force or threat of force, to injure, intimidate, or interfere with any person because of his exercise of any right secured by federal, state, or local laws, or to intimidate any person or any class of persons from exercising any right secured by federal, state, or local laws;

(3)

With the intent to intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass any other person;

(4)

With the intent to cause another person to fear for his or her personal safety, or, where it is probably that a reasonable person would be put in fear for his or her personal safety by the wearer's actions, with reckless disregard for that probability; or

(5)

While engaged in conduct prohibited by statute or criminal law, with the intent of avoiding identification.

(c)

Any person or persons who violate(s) the provisions of this Section shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall suffer punishment by imprisonment in the County jail for a period not to exceed one hundred and eighty (180) days or shall be fined an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or shall suffer both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

(CB-3-1983)