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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 22

26-101. DISTURBING ACTIVITIES AT SCHOOL OR COLLEGE;
MOLESTING OR THREATENING STUDENTS.

(A)     WILLFUL DISTURBANCE OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

PROHIBITED.

A PERSON MAY NOT WILLFULLY DISTURB OR OTHERWISE
WILLFULLY PREVENT THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE ACTIVITIES,
ADMINISTRATION, OR CLASSES OF ANY INSTITUTION OF ELEMENTARY,
SECONDARY, OR HIGHER EDUCATION.

(B)    MOLESTING OR THREATENING STUDENTS OR SCHOOL
PERSONNEL PROHIBITED.

A PERSON MAY NOT MOLEST OR THREATEN WITH BODILY HARM
ANY STUDENT, EMPLOYEE, ADMINISTRATOR, AGENT, OR ANY OTHER
INDIVIDUAL LAWFULLY ON THE GROUNDS OR IN THE IMMEDIATE
VICINITY OF ANY INSTITUTION OF ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, OR
HIGHER EDUCATION.

(C)       INJUNCTION.

IN ADDITION TO THE PENALTIES PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION
OR IN ARTICLE 27, §577A OF THE CODE, ON APPLICATION BY THE
GOVERNING BOARD OF ANY INSTITUTION OF ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY,
OR HIGHER EDUCATION, THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY IN
WHICH THE INSTITUTION IS LOCATED MAY ISSUE AN INJUNCTION
RESTRAINING ANY SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THAT VIOLATE THIS
SECTION.

(D)   CRIMINAL PENALTY.

ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF SUBSECTION (A)
OR (B) OF THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ON
CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $1,000,
IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 6 MONTHS, OR BOTH.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section combines Art. 27, §123A
and Art. 77, §96.

References to "any institution of elementary,
secondary, or higher education" are substituted
for references in present Art. 27, §123A to "any
school, college, or university" and in present
Art. 77 to "any public school". The effect of
this change is to broaden the scope of present
Art. 77, §96 to permit injunctions to be issued
at colleges as well as schools, and the present
requirement that the schools be "public" schools
is deleted to conform with present Art. 27,
§123A which, on its face may apply to private
schools. As a practical matter, conduct
prohibited by this section probably could be
enjoined as a trespass.

The present requirement of Art. 27, §123A(a) that
the school be located "within this State" is
deleted as unnecessary in light of the absence of