Ch. 6

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Occurred: Ch. 306, Acts of 1987.

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

15.

It shall be unlawful:

(f) To reside in, enter in any place, structure, building,
or to remain in any conveyance, for the purpose of prostitution,
lewdness or assignation; OR

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Missing conjunction in Article 27, § 15(f).

Occurred: Prior to the 1957 codification of the
Annotated Code of Maryland.

36.

(c) As used in this section, a "nunchaku" is a device
[consisting] CONSTRUCTED of two pieces [wood, metal, plastic, or
other like substance] OF ANY SUBSTANCE, INCLUDING WOOD, METAL, OR
PLASTIC, connected by any chain, rope, leather or other flexible
[material] MATERIAL, AND not exceeding 24 inches in length.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Unclear language in Article 27, § 36(c).

Occurred: Ch. 718, Acts of 1974.

36B.

(b) Any person who shall wear, carry, or transport any
handgun, whether concealed or open, upon or about his person, and
any person who shall wear, carry or knowingly transport any
handgun, whether concealed or. open, in any vehicle traveling upon
the public roads, highways, waterways, or airways or upon roads
or parking lots generally used by the public in this State shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor; and it shall be a rebuttable
presumption that the person is knowingly transporting the
handgun; and on conviction of the misdemeanor shall be fined or
imprisoned as follows:

(iv) If it shall appear from the evidence that any
handgun referred to in THIS subsection [(b) hereof] was carried,
worn, or transported with the deliberate purpose of injuring or
killing another person, the court shall impose a sentence of
imprisonment of not less than 5 years.

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