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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 573

(F)    "SEXUAL CONTACT" AS USED IN SECTIONS 464B AND
464C, MEANS THE INTENTIONAL TOUCHING OF ANY PART OF THE

VICTIM'S OR ACTOR'S ANAL OR GENITAL AREAS OR OTHER

INTIMATE PARTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF SEXUAL AROUSAL OR

GRATIFICATION OR FOR ABUSE OF EITHER PARTY AND INCLUDES

THE PENETRATION, HOWEVER SLIGHT, BY ANY PART OF A
PERSON'S BODY, OTHER THAN THE PENIS, MOUTH, OR TONGUE,
INTO THE GENITAL OR ANAL OPENING OF ANOTHER PERSON'S BODY
IF THAT PENETRATION CAN BE REASONABLY CONSTRUED AS BEING

FOR THE PURPOSES 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.

(G)    "VAGINAL INTERCOURSE" HAS ITS ORDINARY MEANING
OF GENITAL COPULATION. PENETRATION, HOWEVER SLIGHT, IS
EVIDENCE OF VAGINAL INTERCOURSE. EMISSION OF SEMEN IS
NOT REQUIRED.

462.

(A)    A PERSON IS GUILTY OF RAPE IN THE FIRST DEGREE
IF THE PERSON ENGAGES IN VAGINAL INTERCOURSE:

(1) WITH ANOTHER PERSON BY FORCE OR THREAT
OF FORCE AGAINST THE WILL AND WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE
OTHER PERSON AND:

(I) EMPLOYS OR DISPLAYS A DANGEROUS OR

DEADLY WEAPON OR AN ARTICLE WHICH__THE OTHER PERSON

REASONABLY CONCLUDES IS A DANGEROUS OR DEADLY WEAPON; OR

(II)   INFLICTS SUFFOCATION,

STRANGULATION, DISFIGUREMENT, OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY
UPON THE OTHER PERSON OR UPON ANYONE ELSE IN THE COURSE
OF COMMITTING THE OFFENSE; OR

(III)   THREATENS OR PLACES THE VICTIM IN
FEAR THAT THE VICTIM OR ANY PERSON KNOWN TO THE VICTIM
WILL BE IMMINENTLY SUBJECTED TO DEATH, SUFFOCATION,
STRANGULATION, DISFIGUREMENT, SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY, OR
KIDNAPPING; OR

(IV) THE PERSON COMMITS THE OFFENSE
AIDED AND ABETTED BY ONE OR MORE OTHER PERSONS; OR

(2) WITH ANOTHER PERSON WHO IS UNDER 14
YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON PERFORMING THE ACT IS AT
LEAST FOUR OF MORE YEARS OLDER THAN THE VICTIM.

(B)    ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE__PROVISIONS OF THIS

SECTION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY AND UPON CONVICTION IS
SUBJECT TO IMPRISONMENT FOR NO MORE THAN THE PERIOD OF
HIS NATURAL LIFE.

463.

(A) A PERSON IS GUILTY OF RAPE IN THE SECOND