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Maryland · Through 2026-01-01

Md. Code, Criminal Law § 1–301

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(a) Unless otherwise provided by law and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person who is convicted of being an accessory after the fact to a felony is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to the lesser of:

(1) imprisonment not exceeding 5 years; or

(2) a penalty not exceeding the maximum penalty provided by law for committing the underlying felony.

(b) (1) A person who is convicted of being an accessory after the fact to murder in the first degree is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years.

(2) A person who is convicted of being an accessory after the fact to murder in the second degree is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years.

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