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SENATE BILL 939
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By: Senator King
Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Criminal Law – Reckless Endangerment – Use of Motor Vehicle 2
FOR the purpose of repealing an exclusion of conduct involving the use of a motor vehicle 3
applicable to the crime of reckless endangerment; and generally relating to reckless 4
endangerment. 5
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6
Article – Criminal Law 7
Section 3–204 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 10
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12
Article – Criminal Law 13
3–204. 14
(a) A person may not recklessly: 15
(1) engage in conduct that creates a substantial risk of death or serious 16
physical injury to another; or 17
(2) discharge a firearm from a motor vehicle in a manner that creates a 18
substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another. 19
(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of reckless 20
endangerment and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine 21
not exceeding $5,000 or both. 22
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(c) (1) Subsection (a)(1) of this section does not apply to conduct involving[: 1
(i) the use of a motor vehicle, as defined in § 11–135 of the 2
Transportation Article; or 3
(ii)] the manufacture, production, or sale of a product or commodity. 4
(2) Subsection (a)(2) of this section does not apply to: 5
(i) a law enforcement officer or security guard in the performance of 6
an official duty; or 7
(ii) an individual acting in defense of a crime of violence as defined 8
in § 5–101 of the Public Safety Article. 9
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 10
October 1, 2024. 11