{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-7-102","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 7–102","heading":"","body":"(a) Conduct described as theft in this part constitutes a single crime and includes the separate crimes formerly known as:\n(1) larceny;\n(2) larceny by trick;\n(3) larceny after trust;\n(4) embezzlement;\n(5) false pretenses;\n(6) shoplifting; and\n(7) receiving stolen property.\n(b) (1) A person acts “knowingly”:\n(i) with respect to conduct or a circumstance as described by a statute that defines a crime, when the person is aware of the conduct or that the circumstance exists;\n(ii) with respect to the result of conduct as described by a statute that defines a crime, when the person is practically certain that the result will be caused by the person’s conduct; and\n(iii) with respect to a person’s knowledge of the existence of a particular fact, if that knowledge is an element of a crime, when the person is practically certain of the existence of that fact.\n(2) The terms “knowing” and “with knowledge” are construed in the same manner.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=7-102","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"185df052a77946ba9fa4a8cd115fc4861e99f9fd210167b3e4a785cc25209932","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-7-101","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-7-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}