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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="3-308.1" title_number="3" title_name="Other Crimes Against the Person" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Sexual Crimes">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>“Person in a position of authority” means a person who:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <level label="A">
            <text>is at least 21 years old and works for remuneration or as a volunteer for a public or private preschool, elementary school, or secondary school; or</text>
          </level>
        </level>
        <level label="B">
          <text>is at least 22 years old and works for remuneration or as a volunteer for a program; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>exercises supervision over or works or interacts with one or more minors who attend the school or participate in the program.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Person in a position of authority” includes a principal, vice principal, teacher, coach, or school counselor at a public or private preschool, elementary school, or secondary school.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Program” means:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>an individual, a business, a religious or faith–based institution, or an organization that provides, on a for–profit or nonprofit basis, instructional, coaching, recreational, spiritual, character–building, or supervisory services or activities for minors, including:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>sports, music, dance, art, or martial arts coaching or instruction;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>tutoring or academic enrichment;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>day care or after school care;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>scouting; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>day or overnight camping; or</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>any unit of local, State, or federal government.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in § 3–307(a)(4) or § 3–308(a)(2) of this subtitle, a person in a position of authority may not engage in a sexual act or sexual contact with a minor who, at the time of the sexual act or sexual contact:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is a student enrolled at a school where the person in a position of authority works; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <level label="1">
          <text>is participating in a program for which the person in a position of authority works; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>is at least 6 years younger than the person in a position of authority.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Except as provided in § 3–307(a)(5) or § 3–308(a)(3) of this subtitle, a person in a position of authority may not engage in vaginal intercourse with a minor who, at the time of the vaginal intercourse:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is a student enrolled at a school where the person in a position of authority works; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <level label="1">
          <text>is participating in a program for which the person in a position of authority works; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>is at least 6 years younger than the person in a position of authority.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A person in a position of authority may not violate subsection (b) of this section involving a child under the age of 13 years.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A person who has previously been convicted of a violation of § 3–303, § 3–304, §§ 3–307 through 3–310 of this subtitle, § 3–311 or § 3–312 of this subtitle as the sections existed before October 1, 2017, § 3–315 of this subtitle, or § 3–602 of this title may not violate subsection (b) or (c) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person who violates subsection (b) of this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of sexual offense by a person in a position of authority and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A person who violates subsection (c) of this section is guilty of the felony of sexual offense by a person in a position of authority and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $25,000 or both.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A person who violates subsection (d) of this section is guilty of the felony of sexual offense by a person in a position of authority and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 20 years or a fine not exceeding $50,000 or both.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Unless specifically charged by the State, a violation of this section may not be considered a lesser included crime of any other crime.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A sentence imposed under this section may be imposed separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence for any crime based on the act establishing the violation of this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
