Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB112 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 112
8	8	E1 5lr1367
9	9	SB 842/24 – JPR (PRE–FILED)
10	10	By: Senators Ready, Bailey, Carozza, Klausmeier, Mautz, Salling, Watson, and
11	11	West
12	12	Requested: October 25, 2024
13	13	Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
14	14	Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
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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 – Second Degree Assault – Sports Official 2
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22	22	FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from intentionally causing physical injury to 3
23	23	another if the person knows or has reason to know that the other is an official, an 4
24	24	umpire, a referee, or a judge officiating at a sporting event; authorizing a police 5
25	25	officer to arrest a person without a warrant if the police officer has probable cause to 6
26	26	believe that the person has committed a certain assault; and generally relating to 7
27	27	second degree assault. 8
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29	29	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9
30	30	Article – Criminal Law 10
31	31	Section 3–203 11
32	32	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
33	33	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
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35	35	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
36	36	Article – Criminal Procedure 15
37	37	Section 2–203 16
38	38	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
39	39	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 18
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41	41	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBL Y OF MARYLAND, 19
42	42	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
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44	44	Article – Criminal Law 21
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46	46	3–203. 22
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48	48	(a) A person may not commit an assault. 23 2 SENATE BILL 112
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52	52	(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person who violates 1
53	53	subsection (a) of this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of assault in the second degree 2
54	54	and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding 3
55	55	$2,500 or both. 4
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57	57	(c) (1) In this subsection, “physical injury” means any impairment of physical 5
58	58	condition, excluding minor injuries. 6
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60	60	(2) A person may not intentionally cause physical injury to another if the 7
61	61	person knows or has reason to know that the other is: 8
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63	63	(i) a law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of the 9
64	64	officer’s official duties; 10
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66	66	(ii) a parole or probation agent engaged in the performance of the 11
67	67	agent’s official duties; [or] 12
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69	69	(iii) a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, a rescue squad 13
70	70	member, or any other first responder engaged in providing emergency medical care or 14
71	71	rescue services; OR 15
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73	73	(IV) AN OFFICIAL, AN UMPIRE, A REFEREE, OR A JUDGE WHO IS 16
74	74	OFFICIATING AT A SPO RTING EVENT. 17
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76	76	(3) (I) A person who violates paragraph [(2)] (2)(I), (II), OR (III) of this 18
77	77	subsection is guilty of the felony of assault in the second degree and on conviction is subject 19
78	78	to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both. 20
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80	80	(II) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES PARAGRAPH (2)(IV) OF THIS 21
81	81	SUBSECTION IS GUILTY OF THE MISDEMEANOR O F ASSAULT IN THE SEC OND DEGREE 22
82	82	AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO IMPRISONM ENT NOT EXCEEDING 10 YEARS OR 23
83	83	A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $2,500 OR BOTH. 24
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85	85	Article – Criminal Procedure 25
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87	87	2–203. 26
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89	89	(a) A police officer without a warrant may arrest a person if the police officer has 27
90	90	probable cause to believe: 28
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92	92	(1) that the person has committed a crime listed in subsection (b) of this 29
93	93	section; and 30
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95	95	(2) that unless the person is arrested immediately, the person: 31
96	96	SENATE BILL 112 3
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99	99	(i) may not be apprehended; 1
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101	101	(ii) may cause physical injury or property damage to another; or 2
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103	103	(iii) may tamper with, dispose of, or destroy evidence. 3
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105	105	(b) The crimes referred to in subsection (a)(1) of this section are: 4
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107	107	(1) manslaughter by vehicle or vessel under § 2–209 of the Criminal Law 5
108	108	Article; 6
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110	110	(2) malicious burning under § 6–104 or § 6–105 of the Criminal Law Article 7
111	111	or an attempt to commit the crime; 8
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113	113	(3) malicious mischief under § 6–301 of the Criminal Law Article or an 9
114	114	attempt to commit the crime; 10
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116	116	(4) a theft crime where the value of the property or services stolen is less 11
117	117	than $1,000 under § 7–104 or § 7–105 of the Criminal Law Article or an attempt to commit 12
118	118	the crime; 13
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120	120	(5) the crime of giving or causing to be given a false alarm of fire under § 14
121	121	9–604 of the Criminal Law Article; 15
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123	123	(6) indecent exposure under § 11–107 of the Criminal Law Article; 16
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125	125	(7) a crime that relates to controlled dangerous substances under Title 5 of 17
126	126	the Criminal Law Article or an attempt to commit the crime; 18
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128	128	(8) the wearing, carrying, or transporting of a handgun under § 4–203 or § 19
129	129	4–204 of the Criminal Law Article; 20
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131	131	(9) carrying or wearing a concealed weapon under § 4–101 of the Criminal 21
132	132	Law Article; 22
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134	134	(10) prostitution and related crimes under Title 11, Subtitle 3 of the 23
135	135	Criminal Law Article; [and] 24
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137	137	(11) violation of a condition of pretrial or posttrial release under § 5–213.1 25
138	138	of this article; AND 26
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140	140	(12) ASSAULT IN THE SECON D DEGREE UNDER § 3–203(C)(2)(IV) OF 27
141	141	THE CRIMINAL LAW ARTICLE. 28
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143	143	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 29
144	144	October 1, 2025. 30
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