Ch. 118                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(b)     A person, with the intent to UNLAWFULLY extort [or gain] money,
property, or anything of value from another, may not knowingly send or deliver, or
make for the purpose of being sent or delivered and part with the possession of, a
writing threatening to:

(1)     accuse any person of a crime [that may be charged by indictment
under the laws of the State] or of anything that, if true, would bring the person into
contempt or disrepute; or

(2)     (I) [injure the person or property of anyone] CAUSE PHYSICAL
INJURY TO A PERSON;

(II)     INFLICT EMOTIONAL DISTRESS ON A PERSON;

(III)    CAUSE ECONOMIC DAMAGE TO A PERSON; OR

(IV)    CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY OF A PERSON.

(c)     A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is
subject to imprisonment [for not less than 2 years and] not exceeding 10 years OR A
FINE NOT EXCEEDING $10,000 OR BOTH.

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

Approved April 27, 2004.

CHAPTER 118
(Senate Bill 355)

AN ACT concerning

Criminal Law - Resisting or Hindering Interfering with Arrest —Prohibited

FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from intentionally resisting a lawful arrest;
prohibiting a person from intentionally interfering with or fleeing from a police
officer who is making or attempting to make a lawful arrest or detention of the
person or another person under certain circumstances; authorizing the
imposition of a sentence separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a
sentence of another crime under certain circumstances; providing for the unit of
prosecution under this Act; establishing certain penalties; defining a certain
term; and generally relating to resisting arrest by and interfering with or fleeing
from a police officer.

BY adding to

Article - Criminal Law

Section 9-408

Annotated Code of Maryland

(2002 Volume and 2003 Supplement)

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