ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 105

Article - Criminal Law

3-405.

(a)     In this section, "motor vehicle" has the meaning stated in § 11-135 of the
Transportation Article.

(b)     (1) An individual may not take unauthorized possession or control of a
motor vehicle from another individual who actually possesses the motor vehicle, by
force or violence, or by putting that individual in fear through intimidation or threat
of force or violence.

(2) A violation of this subsection is carjacking.

(c)      (1) A person may not employ or display a dangerous weapon during the
commission of a carjacking.

(2) A violation of this subsection is armed carjacking.

(d)     A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is
subject to imprisonment not exceeding 30 years.

(e)     A sentence imposed under this section may be separate from and
consecutive to a sentence for any other crime that arises from the conduct underlying
the carjacking or armed carjacking.

(f)      It is not a defense under this section that the defendant did not intend TO
permanently [to] deprive the owner OR POSSESSOR of the motor vehicle.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect October 1, 2004.

Approved April 27, 2004.

CHAPTER 105
(Senate Bill 204)

AN ACT concerning

Criminal Law - Contradictory Statements - Prosecution and Charging -
False, Fictitious, or Fraudulent Representations to Legislative Branch Units

FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from willfully and falsely making an oath or
affirmation as to a material fact under certain circumstances; expanding the
application of a violation of this Act to include affidavits required by any state,
federal, or local government or government official; providing for the
prosecution of a violation of this Act involving two contradictory statements in
either county in which the statements are made; establishing a certain
statement that is sufficient for certain charging documents for a violation of this
Act involving contradictory statements; prohibiting a person, in a matter within
the jurisdiction of a Legislative Branch unit, from falsifying or concealing a

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