{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-14-102","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 14–102","heading":"","body":"(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, if a law sets a maximum and a minimum penalty for a crime, the court may impose instead of the minimum penalty a lesser penalty of the same character.\n(b) This section does not affect:\n(1) a maximum penalty fixed by law; or\n(2) the punishment for any crime for which the statute provides one and only one penalty.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=14-102","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"36d075ab9966d3f7a0ad7433519a7e2949bcbca58308d11ebad93f18cb523175","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-14-101","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-14-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}