{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-1-301","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 1–301","heading":"","body":"(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:\n(1) imprisonment not exceeding 5 years; or\n(2) a penalty not exceeding the maximum penalty provided by law for committing the underlying felony.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=1-301","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"576db979b36597de4d251d12d1314fb2d9cb9ecb7faafde83a1a05a4e4a71a28","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-1-203","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-1-401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}