Ch. 32

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1992 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages
Section 2-207(a), 11-402, and 15-112
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages
Section 2-301(d)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume)

(As amended by Chapter _____ (S.B. 124) of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1997)

SECTION 1, BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

12A-2.

(a) (1) Any person who recklessly engages in conduct that creates a substantial
risk of death or serious physical injury to another person is guilty of the misdemeanor of
reckless endangerment and on conviction is subject to a fine of not more than $5,000 or
imprisonment for not more than 5 years or both.

(2) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, any person
who recklessly discharges a firearm from a motor vehicle in such a manner that it creates
a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person is guilty of the
misdemeanor of reckless endangerment and on conviction is subject to a fine not
exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or both.

(b) (1) [This] SUBSECTION (A)(1) OF THIS section does not apply to any
conduct involving:

[(1)](I) The use of a motor vehicle as defined in § 11-135 of the
Transportation Article; OR

[(2)] (II) The manufacture, production, or sale of any product or
commodity [;).

(2) SUBSECTION (A)(2) OF THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO ANY
CONDUCT INVOLVING:

[(3)] (I) A law enforcement officer or security guard in the performance of
the officer's or security guard's official duty; or

[(4)] (II) An individual acting in defense of a crime of violence.

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