Md. Code, Criminal Law § 3-102
This is the official text of Md. Code, Criminal Law § 3-102, part of Maryland’s Code, Criminal Law — defines crimes and punishments in Maryland.
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§3–102.
Official statutory text
With the purpose of assisting another individual to commit or attempt to commit suicide, an individual may not:
(1) by coercion, duress, or deception, knowingly cause another individual to commit suicide or attempt to commit suicide;
(2) knowingly provide the physical means by which another individual commits or attempts to commit suicide with knowledge of that individual’s intent to use the physical means to commit suicide; or
(3) knowingly participate in a physical act by which another individual commits or attempts to commit suicide.
(1) by coercion, duress, or deception, knowingly cause another individual to commit suicide or attempt to commit suicide;
(2) knowingly provide the physical means by which another individual commits or attempts to commit suicide with knowledge of that individual’s intent to use the physical means to commit suicide; or
(3) knowingly participate in a physical act by which another individual commits or attempts to commit suicide.
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