Sec. 14-165. Unlawful acts
Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 14-165 (2026)
Sec. 14-165. Unlawful actsLinkCopy Citation
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to attempt to possess any controlled dangerous substance.
(b)
It shall be unlawful to distribute or dispense a controlled dangerous substance or possess a controlled dangerous substance in a sufficient reasonable quantity to indicate under all circumstances an intent to distribute or dispense a controlled dangerous substance except as provided in Title 5 of the Criminal Law Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, including any future amendments thereto.
(c)
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, or knowingly permit another to operate, any motor vehicle with the knowledge that the operation of the vehicle is being used or intended for use to transport, or in any manner to facilitate the transportation, sale, receipt, possession, or concealment of, any controlled dangerous substance.
(d)
It shall not be a defense to a prosecution under this Division that the substance that the person actually possessed, or that the person attempted to possess, was not a controlled dangerous substance if the person believed that the substance was a controlled dangerous substance.
(e)
Any person committing the acts enumerated in subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this Section shall be subject to the penalties enumerated in Section 14-166, which is imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months or a fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both.