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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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Ch. 495
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(II) A COURT MAY NOT SUSPEND ANY PART OF THE
MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE OF 2 YEARS.
(III) THE PERSON IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE DURING
THE MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE.
(IV) IF THE STATE FAILS TO COMPLY WITH SUBSECTION (D)
(D) IF THE STATE INTENDS TO SEEK A SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2007.
Approved by the Governor, May 17, 2007.
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CHAPTER 496
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(House Bill 713)
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AN ACT concerning
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Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007
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FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from participating in a certain criminal gang
knowing that the members of the gang engage in or have engaged in a certain
pattern of criminal gang activity; prohibiting a person from knowingly and
willfully promoting, furthering, or assisting in a directing or participating in a
certain criminal offense committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in
association with a criminal gang; prohibiting a person from committing a
violation of this Act involving the commission of an offense that results in the
death of the victim: establishing penalties for a violation of this Act;
establishing that a sentence imposed under this Act may be separate from and
consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence for a crime based on the act
establishing a violation of this Act; providing that a defendant may only be
charged with a violation under this Act by indictment, criminal information, or
a petition alleging a delinquent act; authorizing the Attorney General, with the
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