§ 3-308. Sexual offense in the fourth degree
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal LawEffective: March 27, 2019
Effective: March 27, 2019
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 3-308
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 464C
§ 3-308. Sexual offense in the fourth degree
(a) In this section, “person in a position of authority”:
(b) A person may not engage in:
(c)(1) Except as provided in § 3-307(a)(4) of this subtitle or subsection (b)(2) of this section, a person in a position of authority may not engage in a sexual act or sexual contact with a minor who, at the time of the sexual act or sexual contact, is a student enrolled at a school where the person in a position of authority is employed.
(2) Except as provided in § 3-307(a)(5) of this subtitle or subsection (b)(3) of this section, a person in a position of authority may not engage in vaginal intercourse with a minor who, at the time of the vaginal intercourse, is a student enrolled at a school where the person in a position of authority is employed.
(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person who violates this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of sexual offense in the fourth degree and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
(2)(i) On conviction of a violation of this section, a person who has been convicted on a prior occasion not arising from the same incident of a violation of § 3-303, § 3-304, §§ 3-307 through 3-310 of this subtitle, § 3-311 or § 3-312 of this subtitle as the sections existed before October 1, 2017, § 3-315 of this subtitle, or § 3-602 of this title is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
Credits
Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2004, c. 217, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2006, c. 317, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Acts 2011, c. 192, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 193, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2014, c. 170, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2017, c. 161, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 162, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5.
Formerly Art. 27, § 464C.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 3-308, MD CRIM LAW § 3-308
Current through all legislation from the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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