Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 14-104: (a) A person may not commit a crime of violence, as defined in § 14–101 of this title, against another person when the person knows or believes that the other person is pregnant
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits a felony by committing a crime of violence against someone they know or believe is pregnant. Conviction carries up to 10 years imprisonment in addition to penalties for the underlying violent crime.
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