{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-4-401","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 4–401","heading":"","body":"(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(b) (1) “Crime of violence” means:\n(i) murder in any degree;\n(ii) manslaughter;\n(iii) kidnapping;\n(iv) rape in any degree;\n(v) assault in the first degree;\n(vi) robbery under § 3–402 or § 3–403 of this article;\n(vii) burglary in any degree;\n(viii) home invasion under § 6–202(b) of this article;\n(ix) escape in the first degree; or\n(x) theft.\n(2) “Crime of violence” includes an attempt to commit a crime listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection.\n(c) “Machine gun” means a loaded or unloaded weapon that is capable of automatically discharging more than one shot or bullet from a magazine by a single function of the firing device.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=4-401","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"7bd412a6333e83546f19c4ccddfab65bd912e176f453c9e8ffa57d47c2e19cee","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-4-306","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-4-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}