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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | 5 | *hb0427* | |
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| 7 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 427 | |
| 8 | 8 | E1 2lr1898 | |
| 9 | 9 | CF 2lr1977 | |
| 10 | 10 | By: Delegate Rosenberg | |
| 11 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: January 20, 2022 | |
| 12 | 12 | Assigned to: Judiciary | |
| 13 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 14 | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| 16 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Criminal Law – Executive or Legislative Proceedings – Obstruction 2 | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from obstructing or impeding or attempting to 3 | |
| 21 | 21 | obstruct or impede an official proceeding of the Executive or Legislative Branch; and 4 | |
| 22 | 22 | generally relating to obstruction of official proceedings. 5 | |
| 23 | 23 | ||
| 24 | 24 | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6 | |
| 25 | 25 | Article – Criminal Law 7 | |
| 26 | 26 | Section 9–306 8 | |
| 27 | 27 | Annotated Code of Maryland 9 | |
| 28 | 28 | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 10 | |
| 29 | 29 | ||
| 30 | 30 | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11 | |
| 31 | 31 | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12 | |
| 32 | 32 | ||
| 33 | 33 | Article – Criminal Law 13 | |
| 34 | 34 | ||
| 35 | 35 | 9–306. 14 | |
| 36 | 36 | ||
| 37 | 37 | (a) A person may not, by threat, force, or corrupt means, obstruct, impede, or try 15 | |
| 38 | 38 | to obstruct or impede: 16 | |
| 39 | 39 | ||
| 40 | 40 | (1) the administration of justice in a court of the State; OR 17 | |
| 41 | 41 | ||
| 42 | 42 | (2) AN OFFICIAL PROCEEDI NG OF THE EXECUTIVE OR LEGISLATIVE 18 | |
| 43 | 43 | BRANCH. 19 | |
| 44 | 44 | ||
| 45 | 45 | (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction 20 | |
| 46 | 46 | is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both. 21 | |
| 47 | 47 | 2 HOUSE BILL 427 | |
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| 49 | 49 | ||
| 50 | 50 | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 1 | |
| 51 | 51 | October 1, 2022. 2 |