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2007 Laws of Maryland
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Ch. 496
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consent at the request of a certain State's Attorney, to aid in a certain
investigation and prosecution under certain circumstances; establishing that
the Attorney General has all the powers and duties of a State's Attorney in
certain circumstances; authorizing certain State's Attorneys or the Attorney
General to join certain causes of action in certain circumstances; authorizing a
certain grand jury to conduct a certain investigation; requiring the Attorney
General and the Maryland State's Attorneys' Association to provide the General
Assembly with a certain report; defining a certain term certain terms: altering a
certain term; and generally relating to criminal gangs.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Criminal Law
Section 9-801
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Volume and 2006 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article - Criminal Law
Section 9-804
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Volume and 2006 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Criminal Law
9-801.
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) "Coerce" means to compel or attempt to compel another by threat of harm
or other adverse consequences.
(c) "Criminal gang" means a group or [any] OTHER FORMAL OR INFORMAL
ONGOING association of three or more persons WHOSE MEMBERS:
(1) [that forms to] INDIVIDUALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY OR
COLLECTIVELY engage in A PATTERN OF criminal GANG activity;
(2) HAVE AS ONE OF THEIR PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OR ACTIVITIES
THE COMMISSION OF ONE OR MORE CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES UNDERLYING
CRIMES, including acts by juveniles that would be UNDERLYING crimes if committed
by adults[, for the purposes of pecuniary gain or to create an atmosphere of fear and
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