Md. Code, Criminal Law § 3-313
This is the official text of Md. Code, Criminal Law § 3-313, part of Maryland’s Code, Criminal Law — defines crimes and punishments in Maryland.
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§3–313.
Official statutory text
(a) On conviction of a violation of § 3–304, § 3–307, or § 3–310 of this subtitle, a person is subject to imprisonment not exceeding life if the person has been convicted on a prior occasion not arising from the same incident:
(1) of any violation of § 3–303 or § 3–304 of this subtitle, or § 3–305 or § 3–306 of this subtitle as the sections existed before October 1, 2017; or
(2) in another state or in a federal, military, or Native American tribal court of a crime that, if committed in this State, would constitute a violation of § 3–303or § 3–304 of this subtitle, or § 3–305 or § 3–306 of this subtitle as the sections existed before October 1, 2017.
(b) If the State intends to proceed against a person under this section, it shall comply with the procedures set forth in the Maryland Rules for the indictment and trial of a subsequent offender.
(1) of any violation of § 3–303 or § 3–304 of this subtitle, or § 3–305 or § 3–306 of this subtitle as the sections existed before October 1, 2017; or
(2) in another state or in a federal, military, or Native American tribal court of a crime that, if committed in this State, would constitute a violation of § 3–303or § 3–304 of this subtitle, or § 3–305 or § 3–306 of this subtitle as the sections existed before October 1, 2017.
(b) If the State intends to proceed against a person under this section, it shall comply with the procedures set forth in the Maryland Rules for the indictment and trial of a subsequent offender.
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