Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 11-116

Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 11-116

Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person who violates § 11-114(b) of this subtitle is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 20 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.

(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to a person who neither intended to use nor used the explosives involved in violation of:

(i) Title 3, Subtitle 1 or Subtitle 5, Title 5, Subtitle 1, Subtitle 2, Subtitle 3, or Subtitle 4, § 6-602, § 7-402, or § 12-701 of this article;

(ii) Title 1, Subtitle 3, Title 3, Subtitle 7, or § 4-123.1 of the Agriculture Article;

(iii) Title 19, Subtitle 2 or Subtitle 3 of the Business Regulation Article;

(iv) Title 14, Subtitle 29, § 11-810, or § 14-1317 of the Commercial Law Article;

(v) § 3-218, § 3-305(c)(2), § 3-409(a) or (c), § 3-803(b), § 3-807(i), § 3-808(d), § 3-811(c), § 8-801, § 8-802, § 9-602(e), § 11-702(d)(8), § 11-708(d)(7)(ii), § 11-711(h)(2), § 11-712(c)(6)(ii), § 11-715(g)(2), § 11-716(h)(2), § 11-723(b)(8), or § 11-726 of the Correctional Services Article;

(vi) the Criminal Law Article other than Title 8, Subtitle 2, Part II or § 10-614;

(vii) Title 5, Subtitle 10A of the Environment Article;

(viii) § 5-503 of the Family Law Article;

(ix) Title 20, Subtitle 7 or § 21-259.1 of the Health – General Article;

(x) § 8-713.1, § 8-724.1, § 8-725.6, § 8-725.7, § 8-726.1, § 8-738.2, § 8-740.1, or § 10-411(a) or (d), as it relates to Harford County, of the Natural Resources Article;

(xi) § 14-127 of the Real Property Article;

(xii) § 6-301 or § 33-2503 of the Alcoholic Beverages Article;

(xiii) § 109 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Caroline County;

(xiv) § 4-103 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Carroll County; or

(xv) § 8A-1 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Talbot County.

(b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person who violates § 11-114(c) of this subtitle or who conspires to violate § 11-114(b) of this subtitle is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 20 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.

(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to a person who had probable cause to believe that the explosives involved would be used for a purpose other than the violation of: