{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-public-safety-13a-1044","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A–1044","heading":"","body":"(a) A person subject to this title who wrongfully communicates a threat to injure the person, property, or reputation of another shall be punished as a court–martial may direct.\n(b) A person subject to this title who wrongfully communicates a threat to injure the person or property of another by use of an explosive, a weapon of mass destruction, a biological or chemical agent, substance, or weapon, or a hazardous material shall be punished as a court–martial may direct.\n(c) (1) In this subsection, “false threat” means a threat that, at the time the threat is communicated, is known to be false by the person communicating the threat.\n(2) A person subject to this title who maliciously communicates a false threat concerning injury to the person or property of another by use of an explosive, a weapon of mass destruction, a biological or chemical agent, substance, or weapon, or a hazardous material, shall be punished as a court–martial may direct.","path":["Article - Public Safety"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gps\u0026section=13A-1044","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:18Z","sha256":"6e88cce33ee74a86f35dce529f44cfc0fc2d1b484f2b58ce342ddf1880457715","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-public-safety-13a-1043","next":"us-md/md.-code-public-safety-13a-1045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}