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§ 3-315. Continuing course of conduct against child
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 3-315
(a) A person may not engage in a continuing course of conduct which includes three or more acts that would constitute violations of § 3-303, § 3-304, or § 3-307 of this subtitle, or violations of § 3-305 or § 3-306 of this subtitle as the sections existed before October 1, 2017, over a period of 90 days or more, with a victim who is under the age of 14 years at any time during the course of conduct.
(b)(1) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 30 years.
Required number of acts
(d)(1) A person may not be charged with a violation of § 3-303, § 3-304, or § 3-307 of this subtitle involving the same victim in the same proceeding as a violation of this section unless the other violation charged occurred outside the time period charged under this section.
(2) A person may not be charged with a violation of § 3-303, § 3-304, or § 3-307 of this subtitle involving the same victim unless the violation charged occurred outside the time period charged under this section.
Added by Acts 2002, c. 278, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 161, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 162, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
Acts 2002, c. 273, § 2, amended Criminal Law § 3-601 and added Criminal Law § 3-602, related to sexual abuse of a minor. In subsec. (b)(2), the reference to “§ 3-601” has been changed to “§ 3-602” to conform to Acts 2002, c. 273, § 2.
Acts 2002, c. 278, § 2, added Criminal Law § 3-314, effective Oct. 1, 2002. Acts 2002, c. 266, § 1, renumbered Criminal Law §§ 3-313 through 3-321, as added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, to be Criminal Law §§ 3-314 through 3-322, respectively. Acts 2002, c. 278, § 1, renumbered Criminal Law §§ 3-314 through 3-321, as added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, to be Criminal Law §§- 3-315 through 3-222, respectively. Criminal Law § 3-314, as added by Acts 2002, c. 278, § 2, has been designated as Criminal Law § 3-315.
Acts 2017, c. 161, § 1, and Acts 2017, c. 162, § 1, in (a), deleted “§ 3-305, § 3-306,”, and inserted “, or violations of § 3-305 or § 3-306 of this subtitle as the sections existed before October 1, 2017,”; in (d), deleted “§ 3-305, § 3-306,” in two instances.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 3-315, MD CRIM LAW § 3-315