# Criminal Law (GCR)

## Title 1. General Provisions

### Subtitle 3. Accessory After the Fact

#### Section 1-301

(a) Unless otherwise provided by law and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person who is convicted of being an accessory after the fact to a felony is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to the lesser of:

  (1) imprisonment not exceeding 5 years; or

  (2) a penalty not exceeding the maximum penalty provided by law for committing the underlying felony.

(b)

  (1) A person who is convicted of being an accessory after the fact to murder in the first degree is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years.

  (2) A person who is convicted of being an accessory after the fact to murder in the second degree is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years.

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