{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-3-212.1","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 3–212.1","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) In this section, “vessel” means any watercraft that is used or is capable of being used as a means of transportation on water or ice.\n(2) “Vessel” does not include a seaplane.\n(b) A person may not cause a life–threatening injury to another as a result of the person’s driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel in a criminally negligent manner.\n(c) For the purpose of this section, a person acts in a criminally negligent manner with respect to a result or a circumstance when:\n(1) the person should be aware, but fails to perceive, that the person’s conduct creates a substantial and unjustifiable risk that such a result will occur; and\n(2) the failure to perceive constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that would be exercised by a reasonable person.\n(d) It is not a violation of this section for a person to cause a life–threatening injury to another as a result of the person’s driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel in a negligent manner.\n(e) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=3-212.1","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"be64f3910ba8b0171195039ccede4ecc91cc40e3ab1fe4e79b798cddc33abe3b","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-3-212","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-3-213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}