MD CRIMINAL-LAW 10-304

Maryland Criminal Law Code Section 10-304 (2024) - Harassment; Destruction of Property Motivated either in whole or in substantial part by another person’s or group’s race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, disability, or national origin, or because another person or group is homeless, a person may not: (1) (i) commit a crime or attempt or threaten to commit a crime against that person or group; (ii) deface, damage, or destroy, or attempt or threaten to deface, damage, or destroy the real or personal property of that person or group; (iii) burn or attempt or threaten to burn an object on the real or personal property of that person or group; or (iv) make or cause to be made a false statement, report, or complaint that the person knows to be false as a ...