1532                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                                Ch. 573

ANAL OPENING OF ANOTHER PERSON'S BODY IF THAT INTRUSION

CAN BE REASONABLY CONSTRUED AS BEING FOR THE PURPOSE OF

SEXUAL AROUSAL OR GRATIFICATION OR FOR ABUSE OF EITHER
PARTY. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ACTS COMMONLY EXPRESSIVE OF

FAMILIAL OR FRIENDLY AFFECTION, OR ACTS FOR ACCEPTED

MEDICAL PURPOSES[[, NOR DOES IT MEAN OR INCLUDE VAGINAL

INTERCOURSE, CUNNILINGUS, FELLATIO, OR ANAL

INTERCOURSE]].

462.

(A)    A PERSON IS GUILTY OF A SEXUAL OFFENSE IN THE
FIRST DEGREE IF THE PERSON IS GUILTY OF HAVING COMMITTED
A SEXUAL OFFENSE IN THE SECOND DEGREE AND [[EITHER]]:

(1)    EMPLOYS OR DISPLAYS A DANGEROUS OR
DEADLY WEAPON OR AN ARTICLE WHICH THE OTHER PERSON
REASONABLY CONCLUDES IS A DANGEROUS OR DEADLY WEAPON; OR

[[ (2) INFLICTS SERIOUS PERSONAL PHYSICAL
INJURY UPON ANYONE ELSE OR UPON THE VICTIM IN THE COURSE
OF COMMITTING THE ACT; OR]]

(2)    INFLICTS SEVERE PAIN, SUFFOCATION,

STRANGULATION OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY UPON THE OTHER

PERSON OH UPON ANYONE ELSE IN THE COURSE OF COMMITTING

THE OFFENSE; OR

(3)    THREATENS OR PLACES THE VICTIM IN FEAR
THAT ANY PERSON IMMINENTLY WILL BE SUBJECTED TO DEATH,

[[SERIOUS PERSONAL PHYSICAL INJURY]] SEVERE____PAIN,

SUFFOCATION, STRANGULATION, SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY, OR

KIDNAPPING; OR

(4)    THE PERSON COMMITS THE OFFENSE [[IN
CONJUNCTION WITH OR]] AIDED AND ABETTED BY ONE OR MORE
OTHER PERSONS; [[OR]]

[[ (5) THE OTHER PERSON IS LESS THAN 14 YEARS
OLD AND THE PERSON IS FOUR OR MORE YEARS OLDER THAN THE
OTHER PERSON.]]

(B)    A PERSON IS GUILTY OF A SEXUAL OFFENSE IN THE
FIRST DEGREE IF THE PERSON ENGAGES IN A SEXUAL ACT WITH

ANOTHER PERSON WHO IS 12 YEARS OLD OR UNDER AND THE

PERSON PERFORMING THE SEXUAL ACT IS AT LEAST [[18 YEARS
OLD]] FOUR OR MORE YEARS OLDER THAN THE OTHER PERSON.

[[(B)]] (C) THE COMMISSION OF A SEXUAL OFFENSE IN
THE FIRST DEGREE IS A FELONY PUNISHABLE BY UP TO LIFE
IMPRISONMENT.

463.

(A) A PERSON IS GUILTY OF A SEXUAL OFFENSE IN THE
SECOND DEGREE IF THE PERSON ENGAGES IN A SEXUAL ACT WITH
ANOTHER PERSON [[EITHER]]: