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§ 10-304. Crimes; destruction of property; false statement, report, or complaint

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

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 10. Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities
Subtitle 3. Hate Crimes
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 10-304
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 470A
§ 10-304. Crimes; destruction of property; false statement, report, or complaint
Currentness
Motivated either in whole or in substantial part by another person's or group's race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, disability, or national origin, or because another person or group is homeless, a person may not:
(1)(i) commit a crime or attempt or threaten to commit a crime against that person or group;
(ii) deface, damage, or destroy, or attempt or threaten to deface, damage, or destroy the real or personal property of that person or group;
(iii) burn or attempt or threaten to burn an object on the real or personal property of that person or group; or
(iv) make or cause to be made a false statement, report, or complaint that the person knows to be false as a whole or in material part, to a law enforcement officer of the State, of a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State, or of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Police, about that person or group, with the intent to deceive and to cause an investigation or other action to be taken as a result of the statement, report, or complaint, in violation of § 9-501 of this article; or
(2) commit a violation of item (1) of this section that:
(i) except as provided in item (ii) of this item, involves a separate crime that is a felony; or
(ii) results in the death of a victim.

Credits

Added as Criminal Law § 10-303 by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2005, c. 482, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. Renumbered as Criminal Law § 10-304 by Acts 2005, c. 571, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. Amended by Acts 2005, c. 571, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Acts 2006, c. 44, § 1, eff. April 8, 2006; Acts 2009, c. 201, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, c. 402, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2018, c. 498, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 499, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2019, c. 28, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 29, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 32, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2020, c. 367, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 368, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2021, c. 385, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 386, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2022, c. 166, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 167, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
Formerly Art. 27, § 470A.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 10-304, MD CRIM LAW § 10-304
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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