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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 26
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section being guilty "of a misdemeanor" is added to state expressly that
which was only implied in the former law. In this State, any crime that was
not a felony at common law and has not been declared a felony by statute
is considered to be a misdemeanor. See State v. Canova, 278 Md. 483, 490
(1976); Bowser v. State, 136 Md. 342, 345 (1920); Button v. State, 123 Md.
373, 378 (1914); and Williams v. State, 4 Md. App. 342, 347 (1968).
Defined term: "Person" § 1-101
TITLE 4. WEAPON CRIMES.
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SUBTITLE 1. IN GENERAL.
4-101. DANGEROUS WEAPONS.
(A) DEFINITIONS.
(1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.
(2) "NUNCHAKU" MEANS A DEVICE CONSTRUCTED OF TWO PIECES OF
ANY SUBSTANCE, INCLUDING WOOD, METAL, OR PLASTIC, CONNECTED BY ANY
CHAIN, ROPE, LEATHER, OR OTHER FLEXIBLE MATERIAL NOT EXCEEDING 24 INCHES
IN LENGTH.
(3) (I) "PEPPER MACE" MEANS AN AEROSOL PROPELLED
COMBINATION OF HIGHLY DISABLING IRRITANT PEPPER-BASED PRODUCTS.
(II) "PEPPER MACE" IS ALSO KNOWN AS OLEORESIN CAPSICUM
(O.C.) SPRAY.
(4) "STAR KNIFE" MEANS A DEVICE USED AS A THROWING WEAPON,
CONSISTING OF SEVERAL SHARP OR POINTED BLADES ARRAYED AS RADIALLY
DISPOSED ARMS ABOUT A CENTRAL DISK.
(5) (I) "WEAPON" INCLUDES A DIRK KNIFE, BOWIE KNIFE,
SWITCHBLADE KNIFE, STAR KNIFE, SANDCLUB, METAL KNUCKLES, RAZOR, AND
NUNCHAKU.
(II) "WEAPON" DOES NOT INCLUDE:
1. A HANDGUN; OR
2. A PENKNIFE WITHOUT A SWITCHBLADE.
(B) EXCEPTIONS FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.
THIS SECTION DOES NOT PROHIBIT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS FROM
CARRYING A WEAPON:
(1) AN OFFICER OF THE STATE, OR OF ANY COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION OF THE STATE, WHO IS ENTITLED OR REQUIRED TO CARRY THE
WEAPON AS PART OF THE OFFICER'S OFFICIAL EQUIPMENT, OR BY ANY
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