§ 3–307
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 3-307 (2026)
Title 3. Other Crimes Against the Person
Subtitle 3. Sexual Crimes
§ 3–307LinkCopy Citation
(a)
A person may not:
(1)
(i)
engage in sexual contact with another without the consent of the other; and
(ii)
(1)
employ or display a dangerous weapon, or a physical object that the victim reasonably believes is a dangerous weapon;
(2)
suffocate, strangle, disfigure, or inflict serious physical injury on the victim or another in the course of committing the crime;
(3)
threaten, or place the victim in fear, that the victim, or an individual known to the victim, imminently will be subject to death, suffocation, strangulation, disfigurement, serious physical injury, or kidnapping;
(4)
commit the crime while aided and abetted by another; or
(5)
commit the crime in connection with a burglary in the first degree under § 6–202 of this article, a burglary in the second degree under § 6–203 of this article, or a burglary in the third degree under § 6–204 of this article;
(2)
engage in sexual contact with another 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 the victim is a substantially cognitively impaired individual, a mentally incapacitated individual, or a physically helpless individual;
(3)
engage in sexual contact with another if the victim is under the age of 14 years, and the person performing the sexual contact is at least 4 years older than the victim;
(4)
engage in a sexual act with another if the victim is 14 or 15 years old, and the person performing the sexual act is at least 21 years old; or
(5)
engage in vaginal intercourse with another if the victim is 14 or 15 years old, and the person performing the act is at least 21 years old.
(b)
A person who violates this section is guilty of the felony of sexual offense in the third degree and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years.