Maryland Code, Criminal Law § 10-304
Current as of December 31, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
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Motivated either in whole or in substantial part by another person's or group's race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, disability, or national origin, or because another person or group is homeless, a person may not:
(1)(i) commit a crime or attempt or threaten to commit a crime against that person or group;
(ii) deface, damage, or destroy, or attempt or threaten to deface, damage, or destroy the real or personal property of that person or group; or
(iii) burn or attempt or threaten to burn an object on the real or personal property of that person or group; or
(2) commit a violation of item (1) of this section that:
(i) except as provided in item (ii) of this item, involves a separate crime that is a felony; or
(ii) results in the death of a victim.
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