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MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 3 - Hate Crimes|Section 10-301 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Homeless” means:        (1)    lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; or        (2)    having a primary nighttime residence that is:            (i)    a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations; or            (ii)    a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.    (c)    “Sexual orientation” means the identification of an individual as to male or female homosexuality, heterosexuality, bisexuality, or gender–related identity.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 3 - Hate Crimes|Section 10-302 - Damaging Property of Religious Entity

    A person may not deface, damage, or destroy, or attempt or threaten to deface, damage, or destroy, personal or real property that is owned, leased, or used by a religious entity or for any religious purpose including:        (1)    a place of worship;        (2)    a cemetery;        (3)    a religious school, educational facility, or community center; and        (4)    the grounds adjacent to them.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 3 - Hate Crimes|Section 10-303 - Obstructing Exercise of Religious Belief

    A person may not, by force or threat of force, obstruct or attempt to obstruct another in the free exercise of that person's religious beliefs.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 3 - Hate Crimes|Section 10-304 - Harassment; Destruction of Property

    Motivated either in whole or in substantial part by another person’s or group’s race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, disability, or national origin, or because another person or group is homeless, a person may not:        (1)    (i)    commit a crime or attempt or threaten to commit a crime against that person or group;            (ii)    deface, damage, or destroy, or attempt or threaten to deface, damage, or destroy the real or personal property of that person or group; or            (iii)    burn or attempt or threaten to burn an object on the real or personal property of that person or group; or        (2)    commit a violation of item (1) of this section that:            (i)    except as provided in item (ii) of this item, involves a separate crime that is a felony; or            (ii)    results in the death of a victim.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 3 - Hate Crimes|Section 10-305 - Damage to Associated Building

    A person may not deface, damage, or destroy, attempt or threaten to deface, damage, or destroy, burn or attempt or threaten to burn an object on, or damage the real or personal property connected to a building that is publicly or privately owned, leased, or used, including a cemetery, library, meeting hall, recreation center, or school:        (1)    because a person or group of a particular race, color, religious belief, sexual orientation, gender, disability, or national origin, or because a person or group that is homeless, has contacts or is associated with the building; or        (2)    if there is evidence that exhibits animosity against a person or group, because of the race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, disability, or national origin of that person or group or because that person or group is homeless.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-305.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 3 - Hate Crimes|Section 10-305.1 - Prohibition on Use of Item or Symbol to Threaten or Intimidate

    A person may not place or inscribe an item or a symbol, including an actual or depicted noose or swastika, whether temporary or permanent, on any real or personal property, public or private, without the express permission of the owner, owner’s agent, or lawful occupant of the property, with the intent to threaten or intimidate any person or group of persons.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 3 - Hate Crimes|Section 10-306 - Penalty

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person who violates this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.    (b)    (1)    A person who violates § 10-304(2)(i) of this subtitle is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.        (2)    A person who violates § 10-304(2)(ii) of this subtitle is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 20 years or a fine not exceeding $20,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 3 - Hate Crimes|Section 10-307 - Sentencing

    A sentence imposed under this subtitle may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence for any crime based on the act establishing the violation of this subtitle.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 3 - Hate Crimes|Section 10-308 - First Amendment Rights Protected

    Nothing in this subtitle may be construed to infringe on the speech of a religious leader or other individual during peaceable activity intended to express the leader’s or individual’s religious beliefs or convictions.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 4 - Crimes Relating to Human Remains|Section 10-401 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    (1)    “Associated funerary object” means an item of human manufacture or use that is intentionally placed:            (i)    with human remains at the time of interment in a burial site; or            (ii)    after interment, as a part of a death ceremony of a culture, religion, or group.        (2)    “Associated funerary object” includes a gravestone, monument, tomb, or other structure in or directly associated with a burial site.    (c)    (1)    “Burial site” means a natural or prepared physical location, whether originally located below, on, or above the surface of the earth, into which human remains or associated funerary objects are deposited as a part of a death ceremony of a culture, religion, or group.        (2)    “Burial site” includes the human remains and associated funerary objects that result from a shipwreck or accident and are left intentionally to remain at the site.    (d)    “Permanent cemetery” means a cemetery that is owned by:        (1)    a cemetery company regulated under Title 5 of the Business Regulation Article;        (2)    a nonprofit organization; or        (3)    the State.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 4 - Crimes Relating to Human Remains|Section 10-403 - Removal of Human Remains or Funerary Object

    (a)    This section does not apply to:        (1)    a person acting in the course of medical, archaeological, educational, or scientific study;        (2)    a licensed mortician or other professional who transports human remains in the course of carrying out professional duties; or        (3)    a person acting under the authority of:            (i)    § 10-402 of this subtitle; or            (ii)    § 4-215 or § 5-408 of the Health - General Article.    (b)    A person may not knowingly sell, buy, or transport for sale or profit, or offer to buy, sell, or transport for sale or profit:        (1)    unlawfully removed human remains; or        (2)    an associated funerary object obtained in violation of § 10-404 of this subtitle.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.    (d)    The Maryland Historical Trust may appropriate all human remains and associated funerary objects obtained in violation of this subtitle for management, care, and administration until a determination of final disposition as provided by law.    (e)    This section may not be construed to interfere with the normal operation and maintenance of a cemetery including:        (1)    correction of improper burial siting; and        (2)    moving the human remains within a cemetery with the consent of a person who qualifies as an heir as defined in § 1-101 of the Estates and Trusts Article.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 4 - Crimes Relating to Human Remains|Section 10-404 - Cemetery -- Destroying Funerary Objects; Indecent Conduct

    (a)    (1)    Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may not willfully destroy, damage, deface, or remove:            (i)    an associated funerary object or another structure placed in a cemetery; or            (ii)    a building, wall, fence, railing, or other work, for the use, protection, or ornamentation of a cemetery.        (2)    The provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection do not prohibit the removal of a funerary object or a building, wall, fence, railing, or other object installed for the use, protection, or ornamentation of a cemetery or burial site, for the purpose of repair or replacement, either at the request of or with the permission of heirs or descendants of the deceased or the owner or manager of the cemetery or burial site.    (b)    (1)    Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may not willfully destroy, damage, or remove a tree, plant, or shrub in a cemetery.        (2)    The provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection do not prohibit normal maintenance of a cemetery or burial site, including trimming of trees and shrubs, removal of weeds or noxious growths, grass cutting, or other routine care and maintenance.    (c)    A person may not engage in indecent or disorderly conduct in a cemetery.    (d)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:        (1)    for a violation of subsection (a) of this section, imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both; and        (2)    for a violation of subsection (b) or (c) of this section, imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.    (e)    A person who violates this section shall pay for the restoration of any damaged or defaced real or personal property in a cemetery to the owner of the property or the owner of the cemetery.    (f)    This section does not prohibit the removal of human remains or a funerary object from an abandoned cemetery if:        (1)    the removal is authorized in writing by the State’s Attorney of the county in which the cemetery containing the human remains or funerary object is located; and        (2)    the human remains or funerary object are placed in an accessible place in a permanent cemetery.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 5 - Crimes Against Marriage|Section 10-501 - Adultery

    (a)    A person may not commit adultery.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be fined $10.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 5 - Crimes Against Marriage|Section 10-502 - Bigamy

    (a)    This section does not apply to a person if:        (1)    the person’s previous lawful spouse has been absent from the person for a continuous period of 7 years; and        (2)    the person does not know whether the person’s previous lawful spouse is living at the time of the subsequent marriage ceremony.    (b)    While lawfully married to a living person, a person may not enter into a marriage ceremony with another.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of the felony of bigamy and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 9 years.    (d)    An indictment or warrant for bigamy is sufficient if it substantially states:    “(name of defendant) on (date), in (county), having a living spouse, feloniously entered into a marriage ceremony with (name of subsequent spouse), in violation of § 10-502 of the Criminal Law Article, against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.”.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 6 - Crimes Relating to Animals|Section 10-601 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Animal” means a living creature except a human being.    (c)    (1)    “Cruelty” means the unnecessary or unjustifiable physical pain or suffering caused or allowed by an act, omission, or neglect.        (2)    “Cruelty” includes torture and torment.    (d)    “Humane society” means a society or association incorporated in Maryland for the prevention of cruelty to animals.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 6 - Crimes Relating to Animals|Section 10-602 - Legislative Intent

    It is the intent of the General Assembly that each animal in the State be protected from intentional cruelty, including animals that are:         (1)    privately owned;        (2)    strays;        (3)    domesticated;        (4)    feral;        (5)    farm animals;        (6)    corporately or institutionally owned; or        (7)    used in privately, locally, State, or federally funded scientific or medical activities.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 6 - Crimes Relating to Animals|Section 10-603 - Application of 10-601 Through 10-608 and 10-626

    Sections 10-601 through 10-608 of this subtitle do not apply to:         (1)    customary and normal veterinary and agricultural husbandry practices including dehorning, castration, tail docking, and limit feeding;        (2)    research conducted in accordance with protocols approved by an animal care and use committee, as required under the federal Animal Welfare Act or the federal Health Research Extension Act;        (3)    an activity that may cause unavoidable physical pain to an animal, including food processing, pest elimination, animal training, and hunting, if the person performing the activity uses the most humane method reasonably available; or        (4)    normal human activities in which the infliction of pain to an animal is purely incidental and unavoidable.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 6 - Crimes Relating to Animals|Section 10-604 - Abuse or Neglect of Animal

    (a)    A person may not:        (1)    overdrive or overload an animal;        (2)    deprive an animal of necessary sustenance;        (3)    inflict unnecessary suffering or pain on an animal;        (4)    cause, procure, or authorize an act prohibited under item (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection; or        (5)    if the person has charge or custody of an animal, as owner or otherwise, unnecessarily fail to provide the animal with:            (i)    nutritious food in sufficient quantity;            (ii)    necessary veterinary care;            (iii)    proper drink;            (iv)    proper air;            (v)    proper space;            (vi)    proper shelter; or            (vii)    proper protection from the weather.    (b)    (1)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.        (2)    As a condition of sentencing, the court may order a defendant convicted of violating this section to:            (i)    participate in and pay for psychological counseling; and            (ii)    pay, in addition to any other fines and costs, all reasonable costs incurred in removing, housing, treating, or euthanizing an animal confiscated from the defendant.        (3)    As a condition of probation, the court may prohibit a defendant from owning, possessing, or residing with an animal.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-605 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 6 - Crimes Relating to Animals|Section 10-605 - Attending Dogfights or Cockfights

    (a)    A person may not knowingly attend a deliberately conducted dogfight as a spectator.    (b)    A person may not knowingly attend as a spectator a deliberately conducted event that uses a fowl, cock, or other bird to fight with another fowl, cock, or other bird.    (c)    (1)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.        (2)    As a condition of sentencing, the court may order a defendant convicted of violating this section to participate in and pay for psychological counseling.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-606 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 6 - Crimes Relating to Animals|Section 10-606 - Aggravated Cruelty to Animals -- in General

    (a)    (1)    In this section, “sexual contact with an animal” means any act:            (i)    involving:                1.    a person touching the sex organ or anus of an animal;                2.    contact between:                A.    the sex organ or anus of a person and the mouth, sex organ, or anus of an animal; or                B.    the sex organ or anus of an animal, and the mouth, sex organ, or anus of a person; or                3.    insertion of:                A.    any part of the body of a person into the opening of the vagina or anus of an animal;                B.    any part of an animal’s body into the opening of the vagina or anus of a person; or                C.    any object into the opening of the vagina or anus of an animal; and            (ii)    committed for the purpose of sexual arousal, sexual gratification, abuse, or financial gain.        (2)    “Sexual contact with an animal” does not include:            (i)    an accepted veterinary practice;            (ii)    artificial insemination of an animal for reproductive purposes;            (iii)    accepted animal husbandry practices, including:                1.    grooming;                2.    raising;                3.    breeding;                4.    assisting with the birthing process; or                5.    any other activity that provides care for an animal; or            (iv)    generally accepted practices relating to the judging of breed confirmation.    (b)    A person may not:        (1)    intentionally:            (i)    mutilate an animal;            (ii)    torture an animal;            (iii)    cruelly beat an animal;            (iv)    cruelly kill an animal; or            (v)    engage in sexual contact with an animal;        (2)    cause, procure, or authorize an act prohibited under item (1) of this subsection; or        (3)    except in the case of self–defense, intentionally inflict bodily harm, permanent disability, or death on an animal owned or used by a law enforcement unit.    (c)    (1)    A person who violates this section is guilty of the felony of aggravated cruelty to animals and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.        (2)    As a condition of sentencing, the court may:            (i)    order a defendant convicted of violating this section to:                1.    participate in and pay for psychological counseling; and                2.    pay, in addition to any other fines and costs, all reasonable costs incurred in removing, housing, treating, or euthanizing an animal confiscated from the defendant; and            (ii)    prohibit a defendant from owning, possessing, or residing with an animal for a specified period of time.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  10-607 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 10 - Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities|Subtitle 6 - Crimes Relating to Animals|Section 10-607 - Aggravated Cruelty to Animals -- Certain Activities Related to Dogfights Prohibited

    (a)    In this section, “baiting” means using a dog to train a fighting dog or to test the fighting or killing instinct of another dog.    (b)    A person may not:        (1)    use or allow a dog to be used in a dogfight or for baiting;        (2)    arrange or conduct a dogfight;        (3)    possess, own, sell, transport, or train a dog with the intent to use the dog in a dogfight or for baiting; or        (4)    knowingly allow premises under the person’s ownership, charge, or control to be used to conduct a dogfight or for baiting.    (c)    (1)    A person who violates this section is guilty of the felony of aggravated cruelty to animals and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.        (2)    As a condition of sentencing, the court may:            (i)    order a defendant convicted of violating this section to:                1.    participate in and pay for psychological counseling; and                2.    pay, in addition to any other fines and costs, all reasonable costs incurred in removing, housing, treating, or euthanizing an animal confiscated from the defendant; and            (ii)    prohibit a defendant from owning, possessing, or residing with an animal for a specified period of time.