{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-4-205","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 4–205","heading":"","body":"(a) Notwithstanding § 14-102 of this article or any other provision of law, except with respect to a sentence prescribed in § 4-203(c)(2) of this subtitle, a court may not:\n(1) enter a judgment for less than the mandatory minimum sentence prescribed in § 4-203 or § 4-204 of this subtitle in a case in which a mandatory minimum sentence is specified under § 4-203 or § 4-204 of this subtitle; or\n(2) suspend a mandatory minimum sentence prescribed in § 4-203 or § 4-204 of this subtitle.\n(b) Notwithstanding § 14-102 of this article or any other provision of law:\n(1) except with respect to a sentence prescribed in § 4-203(c)(2) of this subtitle for wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun other than on public school property, a court may not order probation before judgment in a case arising under this subtitle; and\n(2) except with respect to a sentence prescribed in § 4-203(c)(2) of this subtitle, a court may not order probation with respect to a case arising under § 4-203 or § 4-204 of this subtitle that would have the effect of reducing the actual period of imprisonment prescribed in § 4-203 or § 4-204 of this subtitle as a mandatory minimum sentence.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=4-205","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"ab5e8c59d00841a3575e0d14a2f53bb9aee94be003be0f5de529436055de3160","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-4-204","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-4-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}