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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor 2343
Crimes and Punishments — Arson and Burning
FOR the purpose of providing that an attempt to burn or
[[abet]] to aid, counsel or procure the burning of
certain buildings is a felony; and providing that an
attempt to burn or abet the burning of certain other
buildings is a misdemeanor; providing penalties;
repealing an obsolete provision for confinement in
the penitentiary; correcting language; and relating
generally to the attempted burning of buildings.
BY repealing and re—enacting, with amendments,
Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments
Section 10
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1971 Replacement Volume and 1974 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 10 of Article 27 — Crimes and
Punishments, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971
Replacement Volume and 1974 Supplement) be and it is
hereby repealed and re—enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:
Article 27 — Crimes and Punishments
10.
(A) Any person who wilfully and maliciously
attempts to set fire to or attempts to burn or to aid,
counsel or procure the burning of any of the buildings or
property mentioned in [the foregoing sections,] SECTIONS
6 OR 7 OF THIS ARTICLE, or who commits any act
preliminary thereto, or in furtherance thereof, [shall
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to the penitentiary
for not more than two (2) years or fined not to exceed
one thousand dollars.] IS GUILTY OF A FELONY AND UPON
CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING TEN
YEARS.
(A) ANY PERSON WHO WILFULLY AND MALICIOUSLY
ATTEMPTS TO SET FIRE TO OR ATTEMPTS TO BURN OR TO AID,
COUNSEL OR PROCURE THE BURNING OF ANY OF THE BUILDINGS OR
PROPERTY MENTIONED IN SECTIONS 8 OR 9 OF THIS ARTICLE ,
OR WHO COMMITS ANY ACT PRELIMINARY THERETO, OR IN
FURTHERANCE THEREOF, IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON
CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $1000 OR
IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING TWO YEARS OR BOTH.
(C) The placing or distributing of any flammable,
explosive or combustible material or substance, or any
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