(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) 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, […]
(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. […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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.
Expert testimony is admissible to prove, but is not required to prove, serious physical injury.
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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.
(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 […]
(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 […]
