Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB758 Compare Versions

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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.
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 758
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10	10	By: Delegates Hutchinson, Adams, Anderton, Buckel, Chisholm, Ghrist, Griffith,
11	11	Hartman, Mangione, McComas, Miller, M. Morgan, Munoz, Rose,
12	12	Sample–Hughes, Schmidt, Tomlinson, and Wivell
13	13	Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2024
14	14	Assigned to: Judiciary
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16	16	A BILL ENTITLED
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18	18	AN ACT concerning 1
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20	20	Criminal Law – Crime of Violence – Second Degree Assault of a School 2
21	21	Employee or Subcontractor 3
22	22	(School Assault Reduction and Prevention Act ) 4
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24	24	FOR the purpose of establishing second degree assault of an employee or a subcontractor 5
25	25	of a public or private elementary or secondary school as a crime of violence for certain 6
26	26	purposes; and generally relating to crimes of violence. 7
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28	28	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
29	29	Article – Criminal Law 9
30	30	Section 14–101(a) 10
31	31	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
32	32	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 12
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34	34	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
35	35	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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37	37	Article – Criminal Law 15
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39	39	14–101. 16
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41	41	(a) In this section, “crime of violence” means: 17
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43	43	(1) abduction; 18
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45	45	(2) arson in the first degree; 19
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47	47	(3) kidnapping; 20
48	48	2 HOUSE BILL 758
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51	51	(4) manslaughter, except involuntary manslaughter; 1
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53	53	(5) mayhem; 2
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55	55	(6) maiming, as previously proscribed under former Article 27, §§ 385 and 3
56	56	386 of the Code; 4
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58	58	(7) murder; 5
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60	60	(8) rape; 6
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62	62	(9) robbery under § 3–402 or § 3–403 of this article; 7
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64	64	(10) carjacking; 8
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66	66	(11) armed carjacking; 9
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68	68	(12) sexual offense in the first degree; 10
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70	70	(13) sexual offense in the second degree; 11
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72	72	(14) use of a firearm in the commission of a felony except possession with 12
73	73	intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance under § 5–602(2) of this article, or 13
74	74	other crime of violence; 14
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76	76	(15) child abuse in the first degree under § 3–601 of this article; 15
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78	78	(16) sexual abuse of a minor under § 3–602 of this article if: 16
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80	80	(i) 1. the victim is under the age of 13 years and the offender is 17
81	81	an adult at the time of the offense; or 18
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83	83	2. the offender is at least 21 years old and the victim is under 19
84	84	the age of 16 years; and 20
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86	86	(ii) the offense involved: 21
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88	88	1. vaginal intercourse, as defined in § 3–301 of this article; 22
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90	90	2. a sexual act, as defined in § 3–301 of this article; 23
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92	92	3. an act in which a part of the offender’s body penetrates, 24
93	93	however slightly, into the victim’s genital opening or anus; or 25
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95	95	4. the intentional touching of the victim’s or the offender’s 26
96	96	genital, anal, or other intimate area for sexual arousal, gratification, or abuse; 27
97	97	HOUSE BILL 758 3
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100	100	(17) home invasion under § 6–202(b) of this article; 1
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102	102	(18) a felony offense under Title 3, Subtitle 11 of this article; 2
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104	104	(19) an attempt to commit any of the crimes described in items (1) through 3
105	105	(18) of this subsection; 4
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107	107	(20) continuing course of conduct with a child under § 3–315 of this article; 5
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109	109	(21) assault in the first degree; 6
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111	111	(22) assault with intent to murder; 7
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113	113	(23) assault with intent to rape; 8
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115	115	(24) assault with intent to rob; 9
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117	117	(25) assault with intent to commit a sexual offense in the first degree; [and] 10
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119	119	(26) assault with intent to commit a sexual offense in the second degree; 11
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122	122	(27) ASSAULT IN THE SECON D DEGREE OF AN EMPLO YEE OR A 13
123	123	SUBCONTRACTOR OF A P UBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL . 14
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125	125	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 15
126	126	October 1, 2024. 16