# Criminal Procedure (GCP)

## Title 4. Pretrial Procedures

### Subtitle 1. Charging Procedures and Documents

#### Section 4-104

If a statute makes a felony of a crime that is a misdemeanor at common law, a charging document:

(1) may not merge the misdemeanor in the felony; but

(2) may contain counts for the felony and for the misdemeanor.

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Md. Code Ann., Crim. Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)