(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; […]
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.
(a) A person may not: (1) (i) engage in vaginal intercourse with another by force, or the threat of force, without the consent of the other; or (ii) engage in a sexual act with another by force, or the threat of force, without the consent of the other; and (2) (i) employ or display a dangerous weapon, or a physical object […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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) 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.
(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.
(a) On conviction of a violation of § 3–304, § 3–307, or § 3–310 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 or § 3–304 of this subtitle, or § […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
(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, […]
(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 […]
(a) Evidence relating to a victim’s reputation for chastity or abstinence and opinion evidence relating to a victim’s chastity or abstinence may not be admitted in a prosecution for: (1) a crime specified under this subtitle or a lesser included crime; (2) the sexual abuse of a minor under § 3-602 of this title or a lesser included […]
(a) Evidence of physical resistance by the victim is not required to prove that a crime under this subtitle was committed. (b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section may not be construed to affect the admissibility of evidence of actual physical resistance by the victim.
In a criminal prosecution under § 3–303, § 3–304, §§ 3–307 through 3–310, § 3–314, or § 3–315 of this subtitle, a judge may not instruct the jury: (1) to examine the testimony of the prosecuting witness with caution, solely because of the nature of the charge; (2) that the charge is easily made or difficult to […]
The common law crime of sodomy has been repealed.
(a) A person may not: (1) take the sexual organ of another or of an animal in the person’s mouth; (2) place the person’s sexual organ in the mouth of another or of an animal; or (3) commit another unnatural or perverted sexual practice with another or with an animal. (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of […]
(a) A person may not knowingly engage in vaginal intercourse with anyone whom the person may not marry under § 2-202 of the Family Law Article. (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 1 year and not exceeding 10 years.
