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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="3-204" title_number="3" title_name="Other Crimes Against the Person" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Assault, Reckless Endangerment, and Related Crimes">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person may not recklessly:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>engage in conduct that creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>discharge a firearm from a motor vehicle in a manner that creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of reckless endangerment and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subsection (a)(1) of this section does not apply to conduct involving:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the use of a motor vehicle, as defined in § 11-135 of the Transportation Article; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the manufacture, production, or sale of a product or commodity.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Subsection (a)(2) of this section does not apply to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a law enforcement officer or security guard in the performance of an official duty; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>an individual acting in defense of a crime of violence as defined in § 5-101 of the Public Safety Article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
