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MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  13-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 13 - Court Supporting Agencies|Subtitle 6 - Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund|Section 13-603 - In General

    (a)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    Surcharges collected under §§ 7–102(b), 7–202(e), and 7–301(c)(4) of this article and § 13–604 of this subtitle; and        (2)    Revenues from copies made on equipment bought through the Fund.    (b)    The Fund is a nonlapsing revolving fund which is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.    (c)    The Fund shall be used to pay:        (1)    The operating expenses of the land records offices of the clerks of the circuit courts and to repair, replace, improve, modernize, and update office equipment and equipment related services in the land records office of the clerk of the circuit court for each county, as the Administrator considers appropriate, with advice from the oversight committee; and        (2)    For major information technology development projects of the Judiciary Department, as the Administrator considers appropriate.    (d)    Expenditures under this section shall only be made pursuant to an appropriation approved by the General Assembly in the annual State budget prior to the expenditure or obligation of funds.    (e)    The Fund shall be subject to an audit by the Office of Legislative Audits as provided for in § 2–1220 of the State Government Article.    (f)    Disbursements from the Fund shall supplement and may not be a substitute for any funds designated in the State budget for office equipment and services in the land records office of the clerk of the circuit court for each county.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  13-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 13 - Court Supporting Agencies|Subtitle 6 - Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund|Section 13-604 - Surcharge

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Administrator shall establish a surcharge of $20 for each type of recordable instrument to be recorded among the land records and the financing statement records.        (2)    For recordable instruments executed on or after July 1, 2011, the surcharge established under this subsection shall be $40 for each type of recordable instrument to be recorded among the land records and the financing statement records.    (b)    The surcharge shall be collected by the office of the clerk of the circuit court for each county.    (c)    The surcharge may not be charged:        (1)    To an entity that is exempt from the payment of fees under § 3–603 of the Real Property Article;        (2)    For the recordation of a restrictive covenant modification executed under § 3–112 of the Real Property Article; or        (3)    For the recordation of an amendment to the common area deeds or other declarations of a homeowners association that deletes a recorded covenant or restriction that restricts ownership based on race, religious belief, or national origin in accordance with § 11B–113.3 of the Real Property Article.    (d)    Receipts from the surcharge shall be placed in the Fund and used by the Administrator for the purposes of the Fund.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  13-605 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 13 - Court Supporting Agencies|Subtitle 6 - Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund|Section 13-605 - Annual Report

    The State Treasurer shall report to the Administrator annually:        (1)    The status of the money invested under this subtitle; and        (2)    The interest received from investments for the Fund during the period covered by the report.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  13-606 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 13 - Court Supporting Agencies|Subtitle 6 - Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund|Section 13-606 - Rules

    The Administrator shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  1-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 1 - Definitions|Section 1-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this article the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Correctional facility” has the meaning stated in § 1-101 of the Correctional Services Article.    (c)    “Counterfeit” means to forge, counterfeit, materially alter, or falsely make.    (d)    “County” means a county of the State or Baltimore City.    (e)    “Inmate” has the meaning stated in § 1-101 of the Correctional Services Article.    (f)    “Local correctional facility” has the meaning stated in § 1-101 of the Correctional Services Article.    (g)    “Minor” means an individual under the age of 18 years.    (h)    “Person” means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, association, corporation, or other entity.    (i)    “State” means:        (1)    a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or        (2)    the District of Columbia.    (j)    “State correctional facility” has the meaning stated in § 1-101 of the Correctional Services Article.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  1-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 2 - Inchoate Crimes|Section 1-201 - Limitation on Punishment for Attempt

    The punishment of a person who is convicted of an attempt to commit a crime may not exceed the maximum punishment for the crime attempted.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  1-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 2 - Inchoate Crimes|Section 1-202 - Conspiracy -- Limitation on Punishment

    The punishment of a person who is convicted of conspiracy may not exceed the maximum punishment for the crime that the person conspired to commit.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  1-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 2 - Inchoate Crimes|Section 1-203 - Conspiracy -- Charging Document

    An indictment or warrant for conspiracy is sufficient if it substantially states:    “(name of defendant) and (name of co-conspirator) on (date) in (county) unlawfully conspired together to murder (name of victim) (or other object of conspiracy), against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.”.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  1-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Accessory After the Fact|Section 1-301 - Accessory After the Fact

    (a)    Unless otherwise provided by law and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person who is convicted of being an accessory after the fact to a felony is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to the lesser of:        (1)    imprisonment not exceeding 5 years; or        (2)    a penalty not exceeding the maximum penalty provided by law for committing the underlying felony.    (b)    (1)    A person who is convicted of being an accessory after the fact to murder in the first degree is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years.        (2)    A person who is convicted of being an accessory after the fact to murder in the second degree is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  1-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 1 - General Provisions|Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 1-401 - Proof of Intent -- Fraud, Theft, and Related Crimes

    In a trial for counterfeiting, issuing, disposing of, passing, altering, stealing, embezzling, or destroying any kind of instrument, or theft by the obtaining of property by false pretenses, it is sufficient to prove that the defendant did the act charged with an intent to defraud without proving an intent by the defendant to defraud a particular person.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  2-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 2 - Homicide|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 2-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole” means imprisonment for the natural life of an inmate under the custody of a correctional facility.    (c)    (1)    “Vessel” means any watercraft that is used or is capable of being used as a means of transportation on water or ice.        (2)    “Vessel” does not include a seaplane.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  2-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 2 - Homicide|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 2-102 - Elimination of Year and a Day Rule

    A prosecution may be instituted for murder, manslaughter, or unlawful homicide, whether at common law or under this title, regardless of the time that has elapsed between the act or omission that caused the death of the victim and the victim’s death.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  2-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 2 - Homicide|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 2-103 - Murder or Manslaughter of Viable Fetus

    (a)    For purposes of a prosecution under this title, “viable” has the meaning stated in § 20–209 of the Health – General Article.    (b)    Except as provided in subsections (d) through (f) of this section, a prosecution may be instituted for murder or manslaughter of a viable fetus.    (c)    A person prosecuted for murder or manslaughter as provided in subsection (b) of this section must have:        (1)    intended to cause the death of the viable fetus;        (2)    intended to cause serious physical injury to the viable fetus; or        (3)    wantonly or recklessly disregarded the likelihood that the person’s actions would cause the death of or serious physical injury to the viable fetus.    (d)    Nothing in this section applies to or infringes on a woman’s right to terminate a pregnancy as stated in § 20–209 of the Health – General Article.    (e)    Nothing in this section subjects a physician or other licensed medical professional to liability for fetal death that occurs in the course of administering lawful medical care.    (f)    Nothing in this section applies to an act or failure to act of a pregnant woman with regard to her own fetus.    (g)    Nothing in this section shall be construed to confer personhood or any rights on the fetus.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  2-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 2 - Homicide|Subtitle 2 - Murder and Manslaughter|Section 2-201 - Murder in the First Degree

    (a)    A murder is in the first degree if it is:        (1)    a deliberate, premeditated, and willful killing;        (2)    committed by lying in wait;        (3)    committed by poison; or        (4)    committed in the perpetration of or an attempt to perpetrate:            (i)    arson in the first degree;            (ii)    burning a barn, stable, tobacco house, warehouse, or other outbuilding that:                1.    is not parcel to a dwelling; and                2.    contains cattle, goods, wares, merchandise, horses, grain, hay, or tobacco;            (iii)    burglary in the first, second, or third degree;            (iv)    carjacking or armed carjacking;            (v)    escape in the first degree from a State correctional facility or a local correctional facility;            (vi)    kidnapping under § 3–502 or § 3–503(a)(2) of this article;            (vii)    mayhem;            (viii)    rape;            (ix)    robbery under § 3–402 or § 3–403 of this article;            (x)    sexual offense in the first or second degree;            (xi)    sodomy as that crime existed before October 1, 2020; or            (xii)    a violation of § 4–503 of this article concerning destructive devices.    (b)    (1)    A person who commits a murder in the first degree is guilty of a felony and on conviction shall be sentenced to:            (i)    imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole; or            (ii)    imprisonment for life.        (2)    Unless a sentence of imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole is imposed in compliance with § 2–203 of this subtitle and § 2–304 of this title, the sentence shall be imprisonment for life.    (c)    A person who solicits another or conspires with another to commit murder in the first degree is guilty of murder in the first degree if the death of another occurs as a result of the solicitation or conspiracy.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  2-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 2 - Homicide|Subtitle 2 - Murder and Manslaughter|Section 2-203 - Murder in the First Degree -- Sentence of Imprisonment for Life Without the Possibility of Parole

    A defendant found guilty of murder in the first degree may be sentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole only if:         (1)    at least 30 days before trial, the State gave written notice to the defendant of the State’s intention to seek a sentence of imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole; and        (2)    the sentence of imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole is imposed in accordance with § 2-304 of this title.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  2-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 2 - Homicide|Subtitle 2 - Murder and Manslaughter|Section 2-204 - Murder in the Second Degree

    (a)    A murder that is not in the first degree under § 2–201 of this subtitle is in the second degree.    (b)    A person who commits a murder in the second degree is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 40 years.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  2-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 2 - Homicide|Subtitle 2 - Murder and Manslaughter|Section 2-205 - Attempt to Commit Murder in the First Degree

    A person who attempts to commit murder in the first degree is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding life.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  2-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 2 - Homicide|Subtitle 2 - Murder and Manslaughter|Section 2-206 - Attempt to Commit Murder in the Second Degree

    A person who attempts to commit murder in the second degree is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 30 years.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  2-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 2 - Homicide|Subtitle 2 - Murder and Manslaughter|Section 2-207 - Manslaughter

    (a)    A person who commits manslaughter is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to:        (1)    imprisonment not exceeding 10 years; or        (2)    imprisonment in a local correctional facility not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.    (b)    The discovery of one’s spouse engaged in sexual intercourse with another does not constitute legally adequate provocation for the purpose of mitigating a killing from the crime of murder to voluntary manslaughter even though the killing was provoked by that discovery.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  2-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 2 - Homicide|Subtitle 2 - Murder and Manslaughter|Section 2-208 - Charging Document

    (a)    An indictment for murder or manslaughter is sufficient if it substantially states:    “(name of defendant) on (date) in (county) feloniously (willfully and with deliberately premeditated malice) killed (and murdered) (name of victim) against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.”.    (b)    An indictment for murder or manslaughter, or for being an accessory to murder or manslaughter, need not set forth the manner or means of death.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  2-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 2 - Homicide|Subtitle 2 - Murder and Manslaughter|Section 2-209 - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel -- Gross Negligence

    (a)    In this section, “vehicle” includes a motor vehicle, streetcar, locomotive, engine, and train.    (b)    A person may not cause the death of another as a result of the person’s driving, operating, or controlling a vehicle or vessel in a grossly negligent manner.    (c)    A violation of this section is manslaughter by vehicle or vessel.    (d)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.        (2)    (i)    A person who violates this section, having previously been convicted under this section, § 2–210, § 2–503, § 2–504, § 2–505, § 2–506, or § 3–211 of this article, or § 21–902 of the Transportation Article, is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 15 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.            (ii)    For the purposes of application of subsequent offender penalties under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, a conviction for a crime committed in another state or federal jurisdiction that, if committed in this State would constitute a violation of this section, § 2–210, § 2–503, § 2–504, § 2–505, § 2–506, or § 3–211 of this article, or § 21–902 of the Transportation Article, shall be considered a violation of this section.    (e)    (1)    An indictment or other charging document for manslaughter by vehicle or vessel is sufficient if it substantially states:    “(name of defendant) on (date) in (county) killed (name of victim) in a grossly negligent manner against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.”.        (2)    An indictment or other charging document for manslaughter by vehicle or vessel need not set forth the manner or means of death.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  2-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 2 - Homicide|Subtitle 2 - Murder and Manslaughter|Section 2-210 - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel -- Criminal Negligence

    (a)    In this section, “vehicle” includes a motor vehicle, streetcar, locomotive, engine, and train.    (b)    A person may not cause the death of another as the result of the person’s driving, operating, or controlling a vehicle or vessel in a criminally negligent manner.    (c)    For purposes of this section, a person acts in a criminally negligent manner with respect to a result or a circumstance when:        (1)    the person should be aware, but fails to perceive, that the person’s conduct creates a substantial and unjustifiable risk that such a result will occur; and        (2)    the failure to perceive constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that would be exercised by a reasonable person.    (d)    It is not a violation of this section for a person to cause the death of another as the result of the person’s driving, operating, or controlling a vehicle or vessel in a negligent manner.    (e)    A violation of this section is criminally negligent manslaughter by vehicle or vessel.    (f)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person who violates this section 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.        (2)    (i)    A person who violates this section, having previously been convicted under this section, § 2–209, § 2–503, § 2–504, § 2–505, § 2–506, or § 3–211 of this article, or § 21–902 of the Transportation Article, is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.            (ii)    For the purposes of application of subsequent offender penalties under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, a conviction for a crime committed in another state or federal jurisdiction that, if committed in this State would constitute a violation of this section, § 2–209, § 2–503, § 2–504, § 2–505, § 2–506, or § 3–211 of this article, or § 21–902 of the Transportation Article, shall be considered a violation of this section.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  2-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 2 - Homicide|Subtitle 3 - Murder -- Trial and Sentencing|Section 2-302 - Verdict

    When a court or jury finds a person guilty of murder, the court or jury shall state in the verdict whether the person is guilty of murder in the first degree or murder in the second degree.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  2-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 2 - Homicide|Subtitle 3 - Murder -- Trial and Sentencing|Section 2-304 - First Degree Murder -- Sentencing Procedure -- Imprisonment for Life Without the Possibility of Parole

    (a)    If the State gave notice under § 2–203(1) of this title, the court shall conduct a separate sentencing proceeding as soon as practicable after the defendant is found guilty of murder in the first degree to determine whether the defendant shall be sentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole or to imprisonment for life.    (b)    (1)    A determination by a jury to impose a sentence of imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole must be unanimous.        (2)    If the jury finds that a sentence of imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole shall be imposed, the court shall impose a sentence of imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole.        (3)    If, within a reasonable time, the jury is unable to agree to imposition of a sentence of imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole, the court shall impose a sentence of imprisonment for life.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  2-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 2 - Homicide|Subtitle 3 - Murder -- Trial and Sentencing|Section 2-305 - Rules Governing Sentencing Proceedings

    The Court of Appeals may adopt:        (1)    rules of procedure to govern the conduct of sentencing proceedings under § 2–304 of this subtitle; and        (2)    forms for a court or jury to use in making written findings and sentence determinations.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  2-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 2 - Homicide|Subtitle 5 - Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Impaired or Under the Influence|Section 2-501 - "Under the Influence of Alcohol per Se" Defined

    In this subtitle, “under the influence of alcohol per se” means an alcohol concentration at the time of testing of 0.08 or more as measured by grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  2-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 2 - Homicide|Subtitle 5 - Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Impaired or Under the Influence|Section 2-502 - Conversion of Alcohol Concentration Measurement; Presumptions and Evidentiary Rules

    (a)    For purposes of determining alcohol concentration under this subtitle, if the alcohol concentration is measured by milligrams of alcohol per deciliter of blood or milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood, a court shall convert the measurement into grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood by dividing the measurement by 1000.    (b)    The presumptions and evidentiary rules of §§ 10-302, 10-306, 10-307, and 10-308 of the Courts Article apply to a person charged under this subtitle.