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2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 13 - Court Supporting Agencies › Subtitle 1 - Administrative Offices › Section 13-102 - Court Administrators in Seventh Judicial Circuit

(a)    In each county of the seventh judicial circuit, there may be a court administrator. The court administrator shall be appointed by the county administrative judge after consultation with the circuit administrative judge and shall hold office at the pleasure of the county administrative judge. The court administrator shall devote time and attention to the tasks, duties, and responsibilities that the county administrative judge prescribes.
(b)    The court administrator, with the approval of the county administrative judge, shall appoint employees necessary to enable the administrator to perform the duties assigned to the position. Each county government shall provide compensation for the employees, together with expenses for the proper performance of assigned duties of the court administrator and employees appointed under this section.
(c)    The court administrator may not engage directly or indirectly in the practice of law.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 13 - Court Supporting Agencies › Subtitle 2 - State Reporter › Section 13-203 - Duties of State Reporter Generally; Clerical Assistance

The State Reporter, under the supervision of the Court of Appeals, shall prepare for publication reports of cases decided in the Court of Appeals of Maryland and in the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland and designated for publication by the respective courts. The clerk of each appellate court shall deliver to the Reporter accurate copies of the opinions designated for publication by his court. The opinion in each case shall be published within six months of the decision in the case. The Reporter, in the usual manner of authors, shall superintend the proofreading, correction, and publication of the reports and secure copyright for the State of Maryland as its property. The Reporter shall have the sum for clerical assistance provided in the State budget.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 13 - Court Supporting Agencies › Subtitle 2 - State Reporter › Section 13-204 - Maryland Reports; Maryland Appellate Reports

(a)    The State Reporter, under the direction and supervision of the Court of Appeals, shall let the necessary contracts for publishing the Maryland Reports, containing opinions of the Court of Appeals, and the Maryland Appellate Reports, containing opinions of the Court of Special Appeals. The contracts may be awarded on the terms and conditions the State Reporter deems necessary.
(b)    The publisher shall deliver to the State Reporter copies of the Maryland Reports and Maryland Appellate Reports, including advance reports, in the number and with the binding specified in the contracts.
(c)    The State Reporter shall have the Maryland Reports and Maryland Appellate Reports distributed as appropriate and may deliver any excess copies to the Thurgood Marshall State Law Library.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 13 - Court Supporting Agencies › Subtitle 3 - Standing Committee on Rules › Section 13-301 - Appointment by Supreme Court of Maryland; Compensation of Members

To aid in the exercise of its rulemaking powers, the Court of Appeals may appoint a standing committee of lawyers, judges, and other persons competent in judicial practice, procedure or administration. A committee member shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for traveling and other expenses incurred on committee business.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 13 - Court Supporting Agencies › Subtitle 4 - Commission on Judicial Disabilities › Section 13-401 - Powers

The Commission on Judicial Disabilities established pursuant to Article IV, § 4A of the Maryland Constitution, may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena any witness, compel his attendance, take evidence and require the production of any book, paper, correspondence, memorandum, contract, agreement, other record, or tangible thing which the Commission finds relevant or material to an inquiry or proceeding before it. An oath or affirmation may be administered, and a subpoena issued by, any member of the Commission.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 13 - Court Supporting Agencies › Subtitle 4 - Commission on Judicial Disabilities › Section 13-402 - Refusal to Obey Subpoena Issued by Commission or Court Order

In case of contumacy by any person, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person by the Commission, the Commission may invoke the aid of the circuit court for the county where the person resides or carries on business or is found. The court may issue an order requiring the person to appear before the Commission, and there to produce records, if so ordered. Failure to obey an order of the court may be punished by the court as a contempt. Process in any case may be served wherever the person is found.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 13 - Court Supporting Agencies › Subtitle 5 - Thurgood Marshall State Law Library › Section 13-502 - Composition and Appointment of Library Committee; Vacancies

(a)    The library committee consists of three or more persons appointed to serve without compensation by a majority of the judges of the Court of Appeals.
(b)    Vacancies in the library committee shall be filled by a majority of the judges of the Court of Appeals.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 13 - Court Supporting Agencies › Subtitle 5 - Thurgood Marshall State Law Library › Section 13-503 - Powers of Library Committee

The library committee may:
(1)    Appoint a Director to be compensated as provided in the State budget;
(2)    Make rules and regulations for the conduct and operation of the Thurgood Marshall State Law Library; and
(3)    Direct the Director to purchase from time to time books, maps, and periodicals for the use of the Thurgood Marshall State Law Library.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 13 - Court Supporting Agencies › Subtitle 5 - Thurgood Marshall State Law Library › Section 13-504 - Powers and Duties of Director

The Director of the Thurgood Marshall State Law Library may:
(1)    Appoint employees, with the approval of the library committee, to assist in the performance of the duties of the Director. Employees shall be compensated as provided in the budget;
(2)    Not allow any book, map, or documents to be removed from the Thurgood Marshall State Law Library, except by the executive and legislative departments, other State agencies located in Annapolis, members of the General Assembly, and judges of the Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals, or on interlibrary loan to other libraries;
(3)    Accept excess copies of the Maryland Reports and Maryland Appellate Reports from the State Reporter;
(4)    With the approval of the library committee, sell or exchange, from time to time, books from the Thurgood Marshall State Law Library, including the Maryland Reports, Maryland Appellate Reports, codes, maps, and periodicals. The proceeds of the sales, after deducting the expenses, shall be paid over to the State Treasurer within 30 days after receipt. However, a book, map, or periodical may not be sold if its sale would break a set;
(5)    Report in writing to the library committee as often as required by the committee upon the operations of the Thurgood Marshall State Law Library; and
(6)    Perform other duties assigned by law to the Director.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 13 - Court Supporting Agencies › Subtitle 6 - Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund › Section 13-601 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Administrator” means the State Court Administrator.
(c)    “Fund” means the Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund.
(d)    “Recordable instrument” means:
(1)    A deed, as defined in § 1–101 of the Real Property Article; and
(2)    Any other instrument affecting property that may be recorded under § 3–102 of the Real Property Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 13 - Court Supporting Agencies › Subtitle 6 - Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund › Section 13-602 - Fund Established

(a)    (1)    There is a Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund.
(2)    There is an oversight committee composed of one representative from each of the following:
(i)    The Administrative Office of the Courts;
(ii)    The Maryland State Archives;
(iii)    The Circuit Court Clerks’ Association;
(iv)    The Maryland Land Title Association; and
(v)    The Maryland State Bar Association.
(3)    The Fund shall be managed and supervised by the State Court Administrator, with advice from the oversight committee.
(4)    The State Treasurer shall hold, and the State Comptroller shall account for, the Fund.
(b)    (1)    The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as other State funds.
(2)    Investment earnings of the Fund shall be paid into the Fund.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.”.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
(c)    The discovery or perception of, or belief about, another person’s race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation, whether or not accurate, does not constitute legally adequate provocation to mitigate a killing from the crime of murder to manslaughter.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 2 - Homicide › Subtitle 5 - Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Impaired or Under the Influence › Section 2-503 - Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Under the Influence of Alcohol per Se

(a)    A person may not cause the death of another as a result of the person’s negligently driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel while:
(1)    under the influence of alcohol; or
(2)    under the influence of alcohol per se.
(b)    A violation of this section is:
(1)    homicide by motor vehicle or vessel while under the influence of alcohol; or
(2)    homicide by motor vehicle or vessel while under the influence of alcohol per se.
(c)    (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 5 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, § 2–210, § 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 10 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, § 2–210, § 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 2 - Homicide › Subtitle 5 - Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Impaired or Under the Influence › Section 2-504 - Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Impaired by Alcohol

(a)    A person may not cause the death of another as a result of the person’s negligently driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel while impaired by alcohol.
(b)    A violation of this section is homicide by motor vehicle or vessel while impaired by alcohol.
(c)    (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 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, § 2–210, § 2–503, § 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, § 2–210, § 2–503, § 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 2 - Homicide › Subtitle 5 - Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Impaired or Under the Influence › Section 2-505 - Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Impaired by Drugs

(a)    A person may not cause the death of another as a result of the person’s negligently driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel while the person is so far impaired by a drug, a combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person cannot drive, operate, or control a motor vehicle or vessel safely.
(b)    A violation of this section is homicide by motor vehicle or vessel while impaired by drugs.
(c)    (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 5 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, § 2–210, § 2–503, § 2–504, § 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 10 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, § 2–210, § 2–503, § 2–504, § 2–506, or § 3–211 of this article, or § 21–902 of the Transportation Article, shall be considered a violation of this section.
(d)    It is not a defense to a charge of violating this section that the person is or was entitled under the laws of this State to use a drug, combination of drugs, or combination of one or more drugs and alcohol, unless the person was unaware that the drug, combination of drugs, or combination of one or more drugs and alcohol would make the person incapable of driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel in a safe manner.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 2 - Homicide › Subtitle 5 - Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Impaired or Under the Influence › Section 2-506 - Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Impaired by a Controlled Dangerous Substance

(a)    A person may not cause the death of another as a result of the person’s negligently driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel while the person is impaired by a controlled dangerous substance, as defined in § 5–101 of this article.
(b)    A violation of this section is homicide by motor vehicle or vessel while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance.
(c)    (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 5 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, § 2–210, § 2–503, § 2–504, § 2–505, 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 10 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, § 2–210, § 2–503, § 2–504, § 2–505, or § 3–211 of this article, or § 21–902 of the Transportation Article, shall be considered a violation of this section.
(d)    This section does not apply to a person who is entitled to use the controlled dangerous substance under the laws of this State.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 2 - Homicide › Subtitle 5 - Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Impaired or Under the Influence › Section 2-507 - Charging Documents

(a)    An indictment, information, or other charging document for a crime under this subtitle is sufficient if it substantially states:
(1)    “(name of defendant) on (date) in (county) committed homicide by motor vehicle or vessel while under the influence of alcohol by killing (name of victim) against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.”;
(2)    “(name of defendant) on (date) in (county) committed homicide by motor vehicle or vessel while under the influence of alcohol per se by killing (name of victim) against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.”;
(3)    “(name of defendant) on (date) in (county) committed homicide by motor vehicle or vessel while impaired by alcohol by killing (name of victim) against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.”;
(4)    “(name of defendant) on (date) in (county) committed homicide by motor vehicle or vessel while impaired by drugs by killing (name of victim) against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.”; or
(5)    “(name of defendant) on (date) in (county) committed homicide by motor vehicle or vessel while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance by killing (name of victim) against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.”.
(b)    An indictment, information, or other charging document for a crime under this subtitle need not set forth the manner or means of death.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person › Subtitle 1 - Suicide › Section 3-101 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Licensed health care professional” means a duly licensed or certified:
(1)    physician;
(2)    surgeon;
(3)    podiatrist;
(4)    osteopath;
(5)    osteopathic physician;
(6)    osteopathic surgeon;
(7)    physician assistant;
(8)    registered nurse;
(9)    licensed practical nurse;
(10)    nurse practitioner;
(11)    dentist;
(12)    pharmacist; or
(13)    emergency medical services provider, in accordance with § 13-516 of the Education Article.
(c)    “Suicide” means the act or instance in which an individual intentionally takes the individual’s own life.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person › Subtitle 1 - Suicide › Section 3-102 - Assisting Another to Commit or Attempt Suicide

With the purpose of assisting another individual to commit or attempt to commit suicide, an individual may not:
(1)    by coercion, duress, or deception, knowingly cause another individual to commit suicide or attempt to commit suicide;
(2)    knowingly provide the physical means by which another individual commits or attempts to commit suicide with knowledge of that individual’s intent to use the physical means to commit suicide; or
(3)    knowingly participate in a physical act by which another individual commits or attempts to commit suicide.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person › Subtitle 1 - Suicide › Section 3-103 - Exceptions

(a)    A licensed health care professional does not violate § 3-102 of this subtitle by administering or prescribing a procedure or administering, prescribing, or dispensing a medication to relieve pain, even if the medication or procedure may hasten death or increase the risk of death, unless the licensed health care professional knowingly administers or prescribes the procedure or administers, prescribes, or dispenses the medication to cause death.
(b)    A licensed health care professional does not violate § 3-102 of this subtitle by withholding or withdrawing a medically administered life-sustaining procedure:
(1)    in compliance with Title 5, Subtitle 6 of the Health - General Article; or
(2)    in accordance with reasonable medical practice.
(c)    (1)    Unless the family member knowingly administers a procedure or administers or dispenses a medication to cause death, a family member does not violate § 3-102 of this subtitle if the family member:
(i)    is a caregiver for a patient enrolled in a licensed hospice program; and
(ii)    administers the procedure or administers or dispenses the medication to relieve pain under the supervision of a health care professional.
(2)    Paragraph (1) of this subsection applies even if the medication or procedure hastens death or increases the risk of death.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person › Subtitle 2 - Assault, Reckless Endangerment, and Related Crimes › Section 3-201 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Assault” means the crimes of assault, battery, and assault and battery, which retain their judicially determined meanings.
(c)    (1)    “Law enforcement officer” has the meaning stated in § 3–101(e)(1) of the Public Safety Article without application of § 3–101(e)(2).
(2)    “Law enforcement officer” includes:
(i)    a correctional officer at a correctional facility; and
(ii)    an officer employed by the WMATA Metro Transit Police, subject to the jurisdictional limitations under Article XVI, § 76 of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact, which is codified in § 10–204 of the Transportation Article.
(d)    “Serious physical injury” means physical injury that:
(1)    creates a substantial risk of death; or
(2)    causes permanent or protracted serious:
(i)    disfigurement;
(ii)    loss of the function of any bodily member or organ; or
(iii)    impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person › Subtitle 2 - Assault, Reckless Endangerment, and Related Crimes › Section 3-202 - Assault in the First Degree

(a)    In this section, “strangling” means impeding the normal breathing or blood circulation of another person by applying pressure to the other person’s throat or neck.
(b)    (1)    A person may not intentionally cause or attempt to cause serious physical injury to another.
(2)    A person may not commit an assault with a firearm, including:
(i)    a handgun, antique firearm, rifle, shotgun, short–barreled shotgun, or short–barreled rifle, as those terms are defined in § 4–201 of this article;
(ii)    an assault pistol, as defined in § 4–301 of this article;
(iii)    a machine gun, as defined in § 4–401 of this article; and
(iv)    a regulated firearm, as defined in § 5–101 of the Public Safety Article.
(3)    A person may not commit an assault by intentionally strangling another.
(c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of the felony of assault in the first degree and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 25 years.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person › Subtitle 2 - Assault, Reckless Endangerment, and Related Crimes › Section 3-203 - Assault in the Second Degree

(a)    A person may not commit an assault.
(b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of assault in the second degree and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.
(c)    (1)    In this subsection, “physical injury” means any impairment of physical condition, excluding minor injuries.
(2)    A person may not intentionally cause physical injury to another if the person knows or has reason to know that the other is:
(i)    a law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of the officer’s official duties;
(ii)    a parole or probation agent engaged in the performance of the agent’s official duties; or
(iii)    a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, a rescue squad member, or any other first responder engaged in providing emergency medical care or rescue services.
(3)    A person who violates paragraph (2) of this subsection is guilty of the felony of assault in the second degree and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person › Subtitle 2 - Assault, Reckless Endangerment, and Related Crimes › Section 3-204 - Reckless Endangerment

(a)    A person may not recklessly:
(1)    engage in conduct that creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another; or
(2)    discharge a firearm from a motor vehicle in a manner that creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another.
(b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of reckless endangerment and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
(c)    (1)    Subsection (a)(1) of this section does not apply to conduct involving:
(i)    the use of a motor vehicle, as defined in § 11-135 of the Transportation Article; or
(ii)    the manufacture, production, or sale of a product or commodity.
(2)    Subsection (a)(2) of this section does not apply to:
(i)    a law enforcement officer or security guard in the performance of an official duty; or
(ii)    an individual acting in defense of a crime of violence as defined in § 5-101 of the Public Safety Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Law › Title 3 - Other Crimes Against the Person › Subtitle 2 - Assault, Reckless Endangerment, and Related Crimes › Section 3-205 - Prison Employee -- Contact With Bodily Fluid

(a)    An inmate may not maliciously cause or attempt to cause an employee of a State correctional facility, a local correctional facility, or a sheriff’s office, regardless of employment capacity, to come into contact with:
(1)    seminal fluid, urine, or feces; or
(2)    blood, if the contact with the blood is not the result of physical injury resulting from physical body contact between the inmate and the employee.
(b)    An inmate who violates 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.
(c)    A sentence imposed under this section shall be consecutive to any sentence that the inmate was serving at the time of the crime or that had been imposed but was not yet being served at the time of sentencing.
(d)    A sentence imposed under this section may not be suspended.