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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="7-105" title_number="7" title_name="Theft and Related Crimes" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Crimes Involving Theft">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “owner” means a person who has a lawful interest in or is in lawful possession of a motor vehicle by consent or chain of consent of the title owner.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person may not knowingly and willfully take a motor vehicle out of the owner’s lawful custody, control, or use without the owner’s consent.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A person who violates this section:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is guilty of the felony of taking a motor vehicle and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>shall restore the motor vehicle or, if unable to restore the motor vehicle, pay to the owner the full value of the motor vehicle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>This section does not preclude prosecution for theft of a motor vehicle under § 7-104 of this part.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If a person is convicted under § 7-104 of this part and this section for the same act or transaction, the conviction under this section shall merge for sentencing purposes into the conviction under § 7-104 of this part.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
