{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-5-905","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 5–905","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a person convicted of a subsequent crime under this title is subject to:\n(1) a term of imprisonment twice that otherwise authorized;\n(2) twice the fine otherwise authorized; or\n(3) both.\n(b) For purposes of this section, a crime is considered a subsequent crime, if, before the conviction for the crime, the offender has ever been convicted of a crime under this title or under any law of the United States or of this or another state relating to other controlled dangerous substances.\n(c) A person convicted of a subsequent crime under a law superseded by this title is eligible for parole, probation, and suspension of sentence in the same manner as those persons convicted under this title.\n(d) A sentence on a single count under this section may be imposed in conjunction with other sentences under this title.\n(e) A person whose prior and subsequent convictions were for a violation of § 5–601, § 5–602, § 5–603, § 5–604, § 5–605, or § 5–606 of this title is subject to this section only if the person was also previously convicted of a crime of violence as defined in § 14–101 of this article.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=5-905","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"ab631567f32166f74c68cfaf5eccef7adaaa8791da65c128c341e5c49647a54c","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-5-904","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-5-906"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}