# Criminal Law (GCR)

## Title 3. Other Crimes Against the Person

### Subtitle 3. Sexual Crimes

#### Section 3-313

(a) On conviction of a violation of Sec. 3-304, Sec. 3-307, or Sec. 3-310 of this subtitle, a person is subject to imprisonment not exceeding life if the person has been convicted on a prior occasion not arising from the same incident:

  (1) of any violation of Sec. 3-303 or Sec. 3-304 of this subtitle, or Sec. 3-305 or Sec. 3-306 of this subtitle as the sections existed before October 1, 2017; or

  (2) in another state or in a federal, military, or Native American tribal court of a crime that, if committed in this State, would constitute a violation of Sec. 3-303or Sec. 3-304 of this subtitle, or Sec. 3-305 or Sec. 3-306 of this subtitle as the sections existed before October 1, 2017.

(b) If the State intends to proceed against a person under this section, it shall comply with the procedures set forth in the Maryland Rules for the indictment and trial of a subsequent offender.

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