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MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  3-212 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person|Subtitle 2 - Assault, Reckless Endangerment, and Related Crimes|Section 3-212 - Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Under the Influence of Alcohol and Related Crimes -- Charging Documents

    (a)    An indictment, information, or other charging document for a crime described in § 3-211 of this subtitle is sufficient if it substantially states:        (1)    “(name of defendant) on (date) in (county) caused a life-threatening injury to (name of victim) while under the influence of alcohol, in violation of § 3-211(c)(1)(i) of the Criminal Law Article against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.”;        (2)    “(name of defendant) on (date) in (county) caused a life-threatening injury to (name of victim) while under the influence of alcohol per se, in violation of § 3-211(c)(1)(ii) of the Criminal Law Article against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.”;        (3)    “(name of defendant) on (date) in (county) caused a life-threatening injury to (name of victim) while impaired by alcohol, in violation of § 3-211(d) of the Criminal Law Article against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.”;        (4)    “(name of defendant) on (date) in (county) caused a life-threatening injury to (name of victim) while impaired by drugs, in violation of § 3-211(e) of the Criminal Law Article against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.”; or        (5)    “(name of defendant) on (date) in (county) caused a life-threatening injury to (name of victim) while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance, in violation of § 3-211(f) of the Criminal Law Article against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.”.    (b)    An indictment, information, or other charging document for a crime described in § 3-211 of this subtitle need not set forth the manner or means of the life-threatening injury.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  3-213 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person|Subtitle 2 - Assault, Reckless Endangerment, and Related Crimes|Section 3-213 - Attempted Poisoning

    (a)    A person may not attempt to poison another.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 2 years and not exceeding 10 years.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  3-214 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person|Subtitle 2 - Assault, Reckless Endangerment, and Related Crimes|Section 3-214 - Contaminating Water Supply or Food or Drink

    (a)    A person may not knowingly and willfully contaminate, attempt to contaminate, or conspire to contaminate the water of a source or tributary of a water supply, including the waters of a well, spring, brook, lake, pond, stream, river, or reservoir by adding disease germs, bacteria, poison, or poisonous matter, if the water supply is used or is usable for drinking or domestic purposes.    (b)    A person may not knowingly and willfully contaminate, attempt to contaminate, or conspire to contaminate any drink, food, food product, or food supply by adding disease germs, bacteria, poison, or poisonous matter.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 20 years.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  3-215 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person|Subtitle 2 - Assault, Reckless Endangerment, and Related Crimes|Section 3-215 - Ingesting Bodily Fluid

    (a)    In this section, “bodily fluid” means seminal fluid, blood, urine, or feces.    (b)    A person may not knowingly and willfully cause another to ingest bodily fluid:        (1)    without consent; or        (2)    by force or threat of force.    (c)    A person who violates subsection (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  3-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person|Subtitle 3 - Sexual Crimes|Section 3-301 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Mentally incapacitated individual” means an individual who, because of the influence of a drug, narcotic, or intoxicating substance, or because of an act committed on the individual without the individual’s consent or awareness, is rendered substantially incapable of:        (1)    appraising the nature of the individual’s conduct; or        (2)    resisting vaginal intercourse, a sexual act, or sexual contact.    (c)    “Physically helpless individual” means an individual who:        (1)    is unconscious; or        (2)    (i)    does not consent to vaginal intercourse, a sexual act, or sexual contact; and            (ii)    is physically unable to resist, or communicate unwillingness to submit to, vaginal intercourse, a sexual act, or sexual contact.    (d)    (1)    “Sexual act” means any of the following acts, regardless of whether semen is emitted:            (i)    analingus;            (ii)    cunnilingus;            (iii)    fellatio;            (iv)    anal intercourse, including penetration, however slight, of the anus; or            (v)    an act:                1.    in which an object or part of an individual’s body penetrates, however slightly, into another individual’s genital opening or anus; and                2.    that can reasonably be construed to be for sexual arousal or gratification, or for the abuse of either party.        (2)    “Sexual act” does not include:            (i)    vaginal intercourse; or            (ii)    an act in which an object or part of an individual’s body penetrates an individual’s genital opening or anus for an accepted medical purpose.    (e)    (1)    “Sexual contact”, as used in §§ 3–307, 3–308, and 3–314 of this subtitle, means an intentional touching of the victim’s or actor’s genital, anal, or other intimate area for sexual arousal or gratification, or for the abuse of either party.        (2)    “Sexual contact” does not include:            (i)    a common expression of familial or friendly affection; or            (ii)    an act for an accepted medical purpose.    (f)    “Substantially cognitively impaired individual” means an individual who suffers from an intellectual disability or a mental disorder, either of which temporarily or permanently renders the individual substantially incapable of:        (1)    appraising the nature of the individual’s conduct;        (2)    resisting vaginal intercourse, a sexual act, or sexual contact; or        (3)    communicating unwillingness to submit to vaginal intercourse, a sexual act, or sexual contact.    (g)    (1)    “Vaginal intercourse” means genital copulation, whether or not semen is emitted.        (2)    “Vaginal intercourse” includes penetration, however slight, of the vagina.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  3-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person|Subtitle 3 - Sexual Crimes|Section 3-302 - Construction of Subtitle

    In this subtitle an undefined word or phrase that describes an element of common-law rape retains its judicially determined meaning, except to the extent it is expressly or impliedly changed in this subtitle.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  3-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person|Subtitle 3 - Sexual Crimes|Section 3-304 - Rape in the Second Degree

    (a)    A person may not engage in vaginal intercourse or a sexual act with another:        (1)    by force, or the threat of force, without the consent of the other;        (2)    if the victim is a substantially cognitively impaired individual, a mentally incapacitated individual, or a physically helpless individual, and the person performing the act knows or reasonably should know that the victim is a substantially cognitively impaired individual, a mentally incapacitated individual, or a physically helpless individual; or        (3)    if the victim is under the age of 14 years, and the person performing the act is at least 4 years older than the victim.    (b)    A person 18 years of age or older may not violate subsection (a)(1) or (2) of this section involving a child under the age of 13 years.    (c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of the felony of rape in the second degree and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 20 years.        (2)    (i)    Subject to subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph, a person 18 years of age or older who violates subsection (b) of this section is guilty of the felony of rape in the second degree and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 15 years and not exceeding life.            (ii)    A court may not suspend any part of the mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years.            (iii)    The person is not eligible for parole during the mandatory minimum sentence.            (iv)    If the State fails to comply with subsection (d) of this section, the mandatory minimum sentence shall not apply.    (d)    If the State intends to seek a sentence of imprisonment for not less than 15 years under subsection (c)(2) of this section, the State shall notify the person in writing of the State’s intention at least 30 days before trial.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  3-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person|Subtitle 3 - Sexual Crimes|Section 3-307 - Sexual Offense in the Third Degree

    (a)    A person may not:        (1)    (i)    engage in sexual contact with another without the consent of the other; and            (ii)    1.    employ or display a dangerous weapon, or a physical object that the victim reasonably believes is a dangerous weapon;                2.    suffocate, strangle, disfigure, or inflict serious physical injury on the victim or another in the course of committing the crime;                3.    threaten, or place the victim in fear, that the victim, or an individual known to the victim, imminently will be subject to death, suffocation, strangulation, disfigurement, serious physical injury, or kidnapping; or                4.    commit the crime while aided and abetted by another;        (2)    engage in sexual contact with another if the victim is a substantially cognitively impaired individual, a mentally incapacitated individual, or a physically helpless individual, and the person performing the act knows or reasonably should know the victim is a substantially cognitively impaired individual, a mentally incapacitated individual, or a physically helpless individual;        (3)    engage in sexual contact with another if the victim is under the age of 14 years, and the person performing the sexual contact is at least 4 years older than the victim;        (4)    engage in a sexual act with another if the victim is 14 or 15 years old, and the person performing the sexual act is at least 21 years old; or        (5)    engage in vaginal intercourse with another if the victim is 14 or 15 years old, and the person performing the act is at least 21 years old.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of the felony of sexual offense in the third degree and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  3-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person|Subtitle 3 - Sexual Crimes|Section 3-308 - Sexual Offense in the Fourth Degree

    (a)    In this section, “person in a position of authority”:        (1)    means a person who:            (i)    is at least 21 years old;            (ii)    is employed by or under contract with a public or private preschool, elementary school, or secondary school; and            (iii)    because of the person’s position or occupation, exercises supervision over a minor who attends the school; and        (2)    includes a principal, vice principal, teacher, coach, or school counselor at a public or private preschool, elementary school, or secondary school.    (b)    A person may not engage in:        (1)    sexual contact with another without the consent of the other;        (2)    except as provided in § 3–307(a)(4) of this subtitle, a sexual act with another if the victim is 14 or 15 years old, and the person performing the sexual act is at least 4 years older than the victim; or        (3)    except as provided in § 3–307(a)(5) of this subtitle, vaginal intercourse with another if the victim is 14 or 15 years old, and the person performing the act is at least 4 years older than the victim.    (c)    (1)    Except as provided in § 3–307(a)(4) of this subtitle or subsection (b)(2) of this section, a person in a position of authority may not engage in a sexual act or sexual contact with a minor who, at the time of the sexual act or sexual contact, is a student enrolled at a school where the person in a position of authority is employed.        (2)    Except as provided in § 3–307(a)(5) of this subtitle or subsection (b)(3) of this section, a person in a position of authority may not engage in vaginal intercourse with a minor who, at the time of the vaginal intercourse, is a student enrolled at a school where the person in a position of authority is employed.    (d)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person who violates this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of sexual offense in the fourth degree and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.        (2)    (i)    On conviction of a violation of this section, a person who has been convicted on a prior occasion not arising from the same incident of a violation of § 3–303, § 3–304, §§ 3–307 through 3–310 of this subtitle, § 3–311 or § 3–312 of this subtitle as the sections existed before October 1, 2017, § 3–315 of this subtitle, or § 3–602 of this title is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.            (ii)    If the State intends to proceed against a person under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, it shall comply with the procedures set forth in the Maryland Rules for the indictment and trial of a subsequent offender.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  3-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person|Subtitle 3 - Sexual Crimes|Section 3-309 - Attempted Rape in the First Degree

    (a)    A person may not attempt to commit rape in the first degree.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding life.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  3-310 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person|Subtitle 3 - Sexual Crimes|Section 3-310 - Attempted Rape in the Second Degree

    (a)    A person may not attempt to commit rape in the second degree.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 20 years.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  3-313 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person|Subtitle 3 - Sexual Crimes|Section 3-313 - Prior Conviction -- Sentencing

    (a)    On conviction of a violation of § 3–304, § 3–306, § 3–307, § 3–310, or § 3–312 of this subtitle, a person is subject to imprisonment not exceeding life if the person has been convicted on a prior occasion not arising from the same incident:        (1)    of any violation of § 3–303, § 3–304, § 3–305, or § 3–306 of this subtitle as the sections existed before October 1, 2017; or        (2)    in another state or in a federal, military, or Native American tribal court of a crime that, if committed in this State, would constitute a violation of § 3–303, § 3–304, § 3–305, or § 3–306 of this subtitle as the sections existed before October 1, 2017.    (b)    If the State intends to proceed against a person under this section, it shall comply with the procedures set forth in the Maryland Rules for the indictment and trial of a subsequent offender.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  3-314 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person|Subtitle 3 - Sexual Crimes|Section 3-314 - Sexual Conduct Between Correctional or Department of Juvenile Services Employee or Court-Provided Services Provider and Inmate or Confined Child

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    (i)    “Correctional employee” means a:                1.    correctional officer, as defined in § 8–201 of the Correctional Services Article; or                2.    managing official or deputy managing official of a correctional facility.            (ii)    “Correctional employee” includes a sheriff, warden, or other official who is appointed or employed to supervise a correctional facility.        (3)    “Court–ordered services provider” means a person who provides services to an individual who has been ordered by the court, the Division of Parole and Probation, or the Department of Juvenile Services to obtain those services.        (4)    (i)    “Inmate” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of this article.            (ii)    “Inmate” includes an individual confined in a community adult rehabilitation center.        (5)    “Law enforcement officer” has the meaning stated in § 3–101 of the Public Safety Article.    (b)    (1)    This subsection applies to:            (i)    a correctional employee;            (ii)    any other employee of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services or a correctional facility;            (iii)    an employee of a contractor providing goods or services to the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services or a correctional facility; and            (iv)    any other individual working in a correctional facility, whether on a paid or volunteer basis.        (2)    A person described in paragraph (1) of this subsection may not engage in sexual contact, vaginal intercourse, or a sexual act with an inmate.    (c)    A person may not engage in sexual contact, vaginal intercourse, or a sexual act with an individual confined in a child care institution licensed by the Department of Juvenile Services, a detention center for juveniles, or a facility for juveniles listed in § 9–226(b) of the Human Services Article.    (d)    A court–ordered services provider may not engage in sexual contact, vaginal intercourse, or a sexual act with an individual ordered to obtain services while the order is in effect.    (e)    A law enforcement officer may not engage in sexual contact, vaginal intercourse, or a sexual act with a person in the custody of the law enforcement officer.    (f)    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 $3,000 or both.    (g)    A sentence imposed for a violation of this section may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence for another crime under § 3–303, § 3–304, or §§ 3–307 through 3–310 of this subtitle, or § 3–305, § 3–306, § 3–311, or § 3–312 of this subtitle as the sections existed before October 1, 2017.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  3-315 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person|Subtitle 3 - Sexual Crimes|Section 3-315 - Continuing Course of Conduct With Child

    (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.        (2)    A sentence imposed under this section may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence under § 3–602 of this title.    (c)    In determining whether the required number of acts occurred in violation of this section, the trier of fact:        (1)    must determine only that the required number of acts occurred; and        (2)    need not determine which acts constitute the 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.    (e)    For purposes of prosecution under this section, violations of subsection (a) of this section that occur in separate periods of 90 days or more shall be considered separate violations.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  3-316 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person|Subtitle 3 - Sexual Crimes|Section 3-316 - Rape and Sexual Offense -- Venue

    If a person is transported with the intent to violate a provision of § 3–303, § 3–304, §§ 3–307 through 3–310, § 3–314, or § 3–315 of this subtitle, and the intent is followed by actual violation of a provision of § 3–303, § 3–304, §§ 3–307 through 3–310, § 3–314, or § 3–315 of this subtitle, the defendant may be tried in the appropriate court in a county where the transportation was offered, solicited, begun, continued, or ended.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  3-317 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person|Subtitle 3 - Sexual Crimes|Section 3-317 - Rape and Sexual Offense -- Charging Document

    (a)    An indictment, information, or warrant for a crime under § 3–303, § 3–304, §§ 3–307 through 3–310, or § 3–314 of this subtitle is sufficient if it substantially states:    “(name of defendant) on (date) in (county) committed a rape or sexual offense on (name of victim) in violation of (section violated) against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.”.    (b)    In a case in which the general form of indictment, information, or warrant described in subsection (a) of this section is used, the defendant is entitled to a bill of particulars specifically setting forth the allegations against the defendant.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  3-318 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person|Subtitle 3 - Sexual Crimes|Section 3-318 - Rape and Sexual Offense -- Spousal Defense

    (a)    Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a person may not be prosecuted under § 3-303, § 3-304, § 3-307, or § 3-308 of this subtitle for a crime against a victim who was the person’s legal spouse at the time of the alleged rape or sexual offense.    (b)    A person may be prosecuted under § 3-303(a), § 3-304(a)(1), or § 3-307(a)(1) of this subtitle for a crime against the person’s legal spouse if:        (1)    at the time of the alleged crime the person and the person’s legal spouse have lived apart, without cohabitation and without interruption:            (i)    under a written separation agreement executed by the person and the spouse; or            (ii)    for at least 3 months immediately before the alleged rape or sexual offense; or        (2)    the person in committing the crime uses force or threat of force and the act is without the consent of the spouse.    (c)    A person may be prosecuted under § 3-303, § 3-304, § 3-307, or § 3-308 of this subtitle for a crime against the person’s legal spouse if at the time of the alleged crime the person and the spouse live apart, without cohabitation and without interruption, under a decree of limited divorce.