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Ch. 26
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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bribery and attempted bribery, see Md. Constitution, Art. I, § 6 and Art. III,
§ 50.
Defined terms: "County" § 1-101
"Person" § 1-101
9-202. BRIBERY OF JUROR; ACCEPTANCE OF BRIBE BY JUROR
(A) PROHIBITED — BRIBING JUROR
A PERSON MAY NOT BRIBE OR ATTEMPT TO BRIBE A JUROR FOR RENDERING A
VERDICT.
(B) SAME — JUROR ACCEPTING BRIBE.
A JUROR MAY NOT ACCEPT A BRIBE FOR RENDERING A VERDICT.
(CJ PENALTY.
A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND
ON CONVICTION:
(1) IS SUBJECT TO IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT LESS THAN 18 MONTHS AND
NOT EXCEEDING 6 YEARS; AND
(2) MAY NOT SERVE ON A JURY IN THE FUTURE.
(D) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS AND IN BANC REVIEW.
A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO § 5-106(B) OF THE
COURTS ARTICLE.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 27, § 25.
In subsection (a) of this section, the reference to a "person" is substituted
for the former obsolete reference to an "embracer" for clarity.
Also in subsection (a) of this section, the reference to "brib[ing] or
attempting] to bribe a juror" is substituted for the former reference to
"procuring] any juror to take gain or profit" for clarity.
In subsection (b) of this section, the reference to "accept[ing] a bribe" is
substituted for the former reference to "taking gain or profit" for clarity.
Subsection (c) of this section is revised to clarify that all prescribed
penalties are applicable to all persons convicted under this section.
In subsection (c) of this section, the reference to a person being "guilty of a
misdemeanor" is added to state expressly that which only was implied by
the former reference to being "convicted". In this State, any crime that was
not a felony at common law and has not been declared a felony by statute
is considered a misdemeanor. See State v. Canova, 278 Md. 483, 490 (1976);
Bowser v. State, 136 Md. 342, 345 (1920); Dutton v. State, 123 Md. 373, 378
(1914); and Williams v. State, 4 Md. App. 342, 347 (1968).
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