Ch. 427

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(4)     "UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS" MEANS SO FAR UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A DRUG, A COMBINATION OF DRUGS, OR A COMBINATION OF ONE
OR MORE DRUGS AND ALCOHOL THAT A PERSON CANNOT DRIVE, OPERATE, OR
CONTROL A MOTOR VEHICLE OR VESSEL SAFELY.

(5)     "UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CONTROLLED DANGEROUS
SUBSTANCE" MEANS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CONTROLLED DANGEROUS
SUBSTANCE, AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN § 279 OF THIS ARTICLE, IF THE PERSON IS
NOT ENTITLED TO USE THE CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE UNDER THE
LAWS OF THIS STATE

(B)     A PERSON WHO CAUSES A LIFE THREATENING INJURY TO ANOTHER AS A
RESULT OF THE PERSON'S NEGLIGENT DRIVING, OPERATION, OR CONTROL OF A
MOTOR VEHICLE OR VESSEL WHILE INTOXICATED OR INTOXICATED PER SE IS
GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR TO BE KNOWN AS "LIFE THREATENING INJURY BY
MOTOR VEHICLE OR VESSEL WHILE INTOXICATED OR INTOXICATED PER SE", AND
ON CONVICTION THE PERSON SHALL BE PUNISHED BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT
MORE THAN 3 YEARS OR A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $5,000 OR BOTH.

(C)     A PERSON WHO CAUSES A LIFE THREATENING INJURY TO ANOTHER AS A
RESULT OF THE PERSON'S NEGLIGENT DRIVING, OPERATION, OR CONTROL OF A
MOTOR VEHICLE OR VESSEL WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL IS GUILTY
OF A MISDEMEANOR TO BE KNOWN AS "LIFE THREATENING INJURY BY MOTOR
VEHICLE OR VESSEL WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL", AND ON
CONVICTION THE PERSON SHALL BE PUNISHED BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE
THAN 2 YEARS OR A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $3,000 OR BOTH.

(D)    A PERSON WHO CAUSES A LIFE THREATENING INJURY TO ANOTHER AS A
RESULT OF THE PERSON'S NEGLIGENT DRIVING, OPERATION, OR CONTROL OF A
MOTOR VEHICLE OR VESSEL WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS IS GUILTY
OF A MISDEMEANOR TO BE KNOWN AS "LIFE THREATENING INJURY BY MOTOR
VEHICLE OR VESSEL WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS", AND ON
CONVICTION THE PERSON SHALL BE PUNISHED BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE
THAN 2 YEARS OR A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $3,000 OR BOTH.

(E)     A PERSON WHO CAUSES A LIFE THREATENING INJURY TO ANOTHER AS A
RESULT OF THE PERSON'S NEGLIGENT DRIVING, OPERATION, OR CONTROL OF A
MOTOR VEHICLE OR VESSEL WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CONTROLLED
DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR TO BE KNOWN AS "LIFE
THREATENING INJURY BY MOTOR VEHICLE OR VESSEL WHILE UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE", AND ON CONVICTION
THE PERSON SHALL BE PUNISHED BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 2 YEARS
OR A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $3,000 OR BOTH.

(F)     (1) IN ANY INDICTMENT, INFORMATION, OR OTHER CHARGING
DOCUMENT UNDER THIS SECTION, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO SET FORTH THE
MANNER AND MEANS OF THE LIFE THREATENING INJURY.

(2) IT SHALL BE SUFFICIENT TO USE A FORMULA SUBSTANTIALLY TO
THE FOLLOWING EFFECT:

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