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 […]
Section 3-206 – Charging Documents
(a) An indictment, information, other charging document, or warrant for a crime described in § 3-202, § 3-203, or § 3-205 of this subtitle is sufficient if it substantially states: “(name of defendant) on (date) in (county) assaulted (name of victim) in the …….. degree or (describe other violation) in violation of (section violated) against the […]
Section 3-207 – Dismissal of Assault Charge
(a) On a pretrial motion of the State, a court may dismiss a charge of assault if: (1) the victim and the defendant agree to the dismissal; and (2) the court considers the dismissal proper. (b) The defendant shall pay the costs that would have been incurred if the defendant had been found guilty.
Section 3-208 – Evidence of Serious Physical Injury
Expert testimony is admissible to prove, but is not required to prove, serious physical injury.
Section 3-209 – Defenses
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a person charged with a crime under § 3–202, § 3–203, § 3–204, or § 3–205 of this subtitle may assert any judicially recognized defense. (b) The discovery or perception of, or belief about, another person’s race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation, whether or not […]
Section 3-210 – Assault by Inmate — Sentencing
(a) An inmate convicted of assault under this subtitle on another inmate or on an employee of a State correctional facility, a local correctional facility, or a sheriff’s office, regardless of employment capacity, shall be sentenced under this section. (b) A sentence imposed under this section shall be consecutive to any sentence that the inmate was serving […]
Section 3-211 – Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Under the Influence of Alcohol and Related Crimes
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Under the influence of alcohol per se” means having an alcohol concentration at the time of testing of at least 0.08 as measured by grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath. (3) (i) “Vessel” means any watercraft […]
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 […]
Section 3-212.1 – Life Threatening Injury Involving a Motor Vehicle or Vessel — Criminal Negligence — Punishment
(a) (1) In this section, “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. (b) A person may not cause a life–threatening injury to another as a result of the person’s driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or […]
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.