§ 3-202. Assault in the first degree
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal LawEffective: October 1, 2020
Effective: October 1, 2020
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 3-202
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 12A-1
§ 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.
Credits
Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2003, c. 17, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2003; Acts 2005, c. 283, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Acts 2020, c. 119, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 120, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.
Formerly Art. 27, § 12A-1.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 3-202, MD CRIM LAW § 3-202
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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