# Criminal Law (GCR)

## Title 5. Controlled Dangerous Substances, Prescriptions, and Other Substances

### Subtitle 9. Criminal and Civil Liability

#### Section 5-905

(a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a person convicted of a subsequent crime under this title is subject to:

  (1) a term of imprisonment twice that otherwise authorized;

  (2) twice the fine otherwise authorized; or

  (3) both.

(b) For purposes of this section, a crime is considered a subsequent crime, if, before the conviction for the crime, the offender has ever been convicted of a crime under this title or under any law of the United States or of this or another state relating to other controlled dangerous substances.

(c) A person convicted of a subsequent crime under a law superseded by this title is eligible for parole, probation, and suspension of sentence in the same manner as those persons convicted under this title.

(d) A sentence on a single count under this section may be imposed in conjunction with other sentences under this title.

(e) A person whose prior and subsequent convictions were for a violation of Sec. 5-601, Sec. 5-602, Sec. 5-603, Sec. 5-604, Sec. 5-605, or Sec. 5-606 of this title is subject to this section only if the person was also previously convicted of a crime of violence as defined in Sec. 14-101 of this article.

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