EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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SENATE BILL 1150
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By: Senator Folden
Introduced and read first time: February 11, 2024
Assigned to: Rules
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Crime of Violence – Educational Facilities, Medical Facilities, and Places of 2
Worship – Penalty 3
(Sacred Places Safety Act) 4
FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from committing a crime of violence while the 5
person is in an educational facility, a medical facility, or a place of worship; and 6
generally relating to crimes of violence and educational facilities, medical facilities, 7
and places of worship. 8
BY adding to 9
Article – Criminal Law 10
Section 14–105 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 13
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
Article – Criminal Law 16
14–105. 17
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 18
INDICATED. 19
(2) “EDUCATIONAL FACILITY ” INCLUDES: 20
(I) AN ELEMENTARY OR SEC ONDARY SCHOOL AND TH E 21
SURROUNDING GROUNDS ; AND 22
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(II) AN INSTITUTION OF HI GHER EDUCATION AS DE FINED IN § 1
10–101 OF THE EDUCATION ARTICLE. 2
(3) “MEDICAL FACILITY” INCLUDES: 3
(I) A FACILITY AS DEFINED IN § 10–101 OF THE 4
HEALTH – GENERAL ARTICLE; 5
(II) A HEALTH CARE FACILI TY AS DEFINED IN § 19–114 OF THE 6
HEALTH – GENERAL ARTICLE; AND 7
(III) AN AGENCY, A CLINIC, OR AN OFFICE OPERATE D UNDER THE 8
DIRECTION OF THE LOC AL HEALTH OFFICER OR UNDER THE REGULAT ORY 9
AUTHORITY OF THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. 10
(4) “PLACE OF WORSHIP ” MEANS A NONRESIDENTI AL LOCATION 11
WHERE MORE THAN ONE INDIVIDUAL ASSEMBLES FOR PURPOSES OF RELI GIOUS OR 12
SPIRITUAL OBSERVANCE . 13
(B) A PERSON MAY NOT COMMI T A CRIME OF VIOLENCE , AS DEFINED IN § 14
14–101 OF THIS SUBTITLE, IN AN EDUCATIONAL FA CILITY, A MEDICAL FACILITY , OR 15
A PLACE OF WORSHIP . 16
(C) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUIL TY OF A FELONY AND , 17
IN ADDITION TO ANY O THER PENALTY IMPOSED FOR THE UNDERLYING CRIME OF 18
VIOLENCE, ON CONVICTION IS SUB JECT TO IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 10 19
YEARS. 20
(D) A SENTENCE IMPOSED UND ER THIS SECTION MAY BE IMPOSED 21
SEPARATE FROM AND CO NSECUTIVE TO OR CONC URRENT WITH A SENTEN CE FOR 22
ANY CRIME BASED ON T HE ACT ESTABLISHING THE VIOLATION OF THIS SEC TION. 23
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 24
1, 2024. 25