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§ 5-614. Importer of certain controlled dangerous substances

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal LawEffective: June 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Controlled Dangerous Substances, Prescriptions, and Other Substances (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Crimes Involving Controlled Dangerous Substances and Paraphernalia (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Primary Offenders
Effective: June 1, 2022
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 5-614
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 286A
§ 5-614. Importer of certain controlled dangerous substances
Currentness
Unlawful amounts
(a)(1) Unless authorized by law to possess the substance, a person may not bring into the State:
(i) 45 kilograms or more of cannabis;
(ii) 28 grams or more of cocaine;
(iii) any mixture containing 28 grams or more of cocaine;
(iv) 4 grams or more of morphine or opium or any derivative, salt, isomer, or salt of an isomer of morphine or opium;
(v) 1,000 dosage units of lysergic acid diethylamide;
(vi) any mixture containing the equivalent of 1,000 dosage units of lysergic acid diethylamide;
(vii) 28 grams or more of phencyclidine in liquid or powder form;
(viii) 112 grams or more of any mixture containing phencyclidine;
(ix) 1,000 dosage units or more of methaqualone;
(x) 28 grams or more of methamphetamine;
(xi) any mixture containing 28 grams or more of methamphetamine; or
(xii) 4 grams or more of fentanyl or a fentanyl analogue.
(2) A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 25 years or a fine not exceeding $50,000 or both.
Unlawful--Smaller amounts of marijuana
(b)(1) Unless authorized by law to possess the cannabis, a person may not bring into the State more than 5 kilograms but less than 45 kilograms of cannabis.
(2) A person who violates this subsection 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.

Credits

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2003, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 8, 2003; Acts 2022, c. 135, § 5.
Formerly Art. 27, § 286A.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 5-614, MD CRIM LAW § 5-614
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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