Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article

Md. Code, Crim. Law § 6-207: (a) A person may not open or attempt to open a vault, safe, or other secure repository by the use of a destructive device, as defined in § 4-501 of this article, while committing burglary in the first, second, or third degree

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits felony burglary with destructive device by using explosives or similar devices to open a vault, safe, or secure repository while committing burglary. Conviction carries imprisonment up to 20 years.

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