PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 534

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

12A-2.

(a) (1) Any person who recklessly engages in conduct that creates a substantial
risk of death or serious physical injury to another person is guilty of the misdemeanor of
reckless endangerment and on conviction is subject to a fine of not more than $5,000 or
imprisonment for not more than 5 years or both.

(2) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, any person
who recklessly discharges a firearm from a motor vehicle in such a manner that it creates
a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person is guilty of the
misdemeanor of reckless endangerment and on conviction is subject to a fine not
exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or both.

(b) (1) This SUBSECTION (A)(1) OF THIS section does not apply to any conduct
involving:

(1) (I) The use of a motor vehicle as defined in § 11-135 of the
Transportation Article; OR

(2) (II) The manufacture, production, or sale of any product or
commodity; OR

(3) (2) SUBSECTION (A)(2) OF THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO ANY
CONDUCT INVOLVING:

(I) [A law enforcement officer or security guard in the performance
of the officer's or security guard's official duty; or

(4) (II) An individual acting in defense of a crime of violence.

(c) If more than one person is endangered by the conduct of the defendant, a
separate charge may be brought for each person endangered.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1997.

Approved May 8, 1997.

CHAPTER 534
(House Bill 1271)

AN ACT concerning

State Treasury - State Money - Definition

FOR the purpose of defining for certain purposes the term "State money" to mean all
moneys in the care, custody, and control of a State employee or official who is paid
in whole or in part by the Central Payroll Bureau of the Office of the Comptroller
include funds held by a clerk of the court or register of wills.

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