Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 3-204: - 18 - (a) A person may not recklessly: (1) engage in conduct that creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another; or (2) discharge a firearm from a motor vehicle in a manner that creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits reckless endangerment by recklessly engaging in conduct creating substantial risk of death or serious injury, or by firing a firearm from a vehicle in such manner. Conviction carries up to 5 years imprisonment and/or $5,000 fine.
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