Md. Code, Criminal Law § 6-203

This is the official text of Md. Code, Criminal Law § 6-203, part of Maryland’s Code, Criminal Law — defines crimes and punishments in Maryland.

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§6–203.

Official statutory text

(a) A person may not break and enter the storehouse of another with the intent to commit theft, a crime of violence, or arson in the second degree.

(b) A person may not break and enter the storehouse of another with the intent to steal, take, or carry away a firearm.

(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of the felony of burglary in the second degree and on conviction is subject to:

(1) for a violation of subsection (a) of this section, imprisonment not exceeding 15 years; and

(2) for a violation of subsection (b) of this section, imprisonment not exceeding 20 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.

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