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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 278
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BY adding to
Article - Criminal Law
Section 3-314
Annotated Code of Maryland
(As enacted by Chapter 26 (H.B. 11) of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2002)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Criminal Law
Section 3-315 and 3-319
Annotated Code of Maryland
(As enacted by Chapter 26 (H.B. 11) of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2002)
(As enacted by Section 1 of this Act)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section(s) 3-314 through 3-321, respectively, of Article - Criminal
Law of the Annotated Code of Maryland (As enacted by Chapter 26 (H.B. 11) of the
Acts of the General Assembly of 2002) be renumbered to be Section(s) 3-315 through
3-322, respectively.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:
Article - Criminal Law
3-314.
(A) A PERSON MAY NOT ENGAGE IN A CONTINUING COURSE OF CONDUCT
WHICH INCLUDES THREE OR MORE ACTS THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE VIOLATIONS OF
§ 3-303, § 3-304, § 3-305, § 3-306, OR § 3-307 OF THIS SUBTITLE OVER A PERIOD OF 90
DAYS OR MORE, WITH A VICTIM WHO IS UNDER THE AGE OF 14 YEARS AT ANY TIME
DURING THE COURSE OF CONDUCT.
(B) (1) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY
AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 30 YEARS.
(2) A SENTENCE IMPOSED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE SEPARATE
FROM AND CONSECUTIVE TO OR CONCURRENT WITH A SENTENCE UNDER § 3-601 OF
THIS TITLE.
(C) IN DETERMINING WHETHER THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF ACTS OCCURRED
IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION, THE TRIER OF FACT:
(1) MUST DETERMINE ONLY THAT THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF ACTS
OCCURRED; AND
(2) NEED NOT DETERMINE WHICH ACTS CONSTITUTE THE REQUIRED
NUMBER OF ACTS.
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