MD CRIMINAL-LAW 3-304

Maryland Criminal Law Code Section 3-304 (2023) - Rape in the Second Degree (a) A person may not engage in vaginal intercourse or a sexual act with another: (1) by force, or the threat of force, without the consent of the other; (2) if the victim is a substantially cognitively impaired individual, a mentally incapacitated individual, or a physically helpless individual, and the person performing the act knows or reasonably should know that the victim is a substantially cognitively impaired individual, a mentally incapacitated individual, or a physically helpless individual; or (3) if the victim is under the age of 14 years, and the person performing the act is at least 4 years older than the victim. (b) A person 18 years of age or older may not violate subsection (a)(1) or (2) of this sec...