Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB927 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	SENATE BILL 927
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9	9	CF HB 758
10	10	By: Senator Mautz
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024
12	12	Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Criminal Law – Crime of Violence – Second Degree Assault of a School 2
19	19	Employee or Subcontractor 3
20	20	(School Assault Reduction and Prevention Act) 4
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22	22	FOR the purpose of establishing second degree assault of an employee or a subcontractor 5
23	23	of a public or private elementary or secondary school as a crime of violence for certain 6
24	24	purposes; and generally relating to crimes of violence. 7
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26	26	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
27	27	Article – Criminal Law 9
28	28	Section 14–101(a) 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 12
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32	32	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
33	33	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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35	35	Article – Criminal Law 15
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37	37	14–101. 16
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39	39	(a) In this section, “crime of violence” means: 17
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41	41	(1) abduction; 18
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43	43	(2) arson in the first degree; 19
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45	45	(3) kidnapping; 20
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47	47	(4) manslaughter, except involuntary manslaughter; 21
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51	51	(5) mayhem; 1
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53	53	(6) maiming, as previously proscribed under former Article 27, §§ 385 and 2
54	54	386 of the Code; 3
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56	56	(7) murder; 4
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58	58	(8) rape; 5
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60	60	(9) robbery under § 3–402 or § 3–403 of this article; 6
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62	62	(10) carjacking; 7
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64	64	(11) armed carjacking; 8
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66	66	(12) sexual offense in the first degree; 9
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68	68	(13) sexual offense in the second degree; 10
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70	70	(14) use of a firearm in the commission of a felony except possession with 11
71	71	intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance under § 5–602(2) of this article, or 12
72	72	other crime of violence; 13
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74	74	(15) child abuse in the first degree under § 3–601 of this article; 14
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76	76	(16) sexual abuse of a minor under § 3–602 of this article if: 15
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78	78	(i) 1. the victim is under the age of 13 years and the offender is 16
79	79	an adult at the time of the offense; or 17
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81	81	2. the offender is at least 21 years old and the victim is under 18
82	82	the age of 16 years; and 19
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84	84	(ii) the offense involved: 20
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86	86	1. vaginal intercourse, as defined in § 3–301 of this article; 21
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88	88	2. a sexual act, as defined in § 3–301 of this article; 22
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90	90	3. an act in which a part of the offender’s body penetrates, 23
91	91	however slightly, into the victim’s genital opening or anus; or 24
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93	93	4. the intentional touching of the victim’s or the offender’s 25
94	94	genital, anal, or other intimate area for sexual arousal, gratification, or abuse; 26
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96	96	(17) home invasion under § 6–202(b) of this article; 27
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100	100	(18) a felony offense under Title 3, Subtitle 11 of this article; 1
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102	102	(19) an attempt to commit any of the crimes described in items (1) through 2
103	103	(18) of this subsection; 3
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105	105	(20) continuing course of conduct with a child under § 3–315 of this article; 4
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107	107	(21) assault in the first degree; 5
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109	109	(22) assault with intent to murder; 6
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111	111	(23) assault with intent to rape; 7
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113	113	(24) assault with intent to rob; 8
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115	115	(25) assault with intent to commit a sexual offense in the first degree; [and] 9
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117	117	(26) assault with intent to commit a sexual offense in the second degree; 10
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120	120	(27) ASSAULT IN THE SECON D DEGREE OF AN EMPLO YEE OR A 12
121	121	SUBCONTRACTOR OF A P UBLIC OR PRIVATE ELE MENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL. 13
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123	123	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 14
124	124	October 1, 2024. 15