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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="9-303" title_number="9" title_name="Crimes Against Public Administration" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Obstructing Justice">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person may not intentionally harm another, threaten to harm another, or damage or destroy property with the intent of retaliating against:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a victim or witness for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>giving testimony in an official proceeding; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>reporting a crime or delinquent act;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a juror for any reason relating to the performance of the juror’s official duties in a pending or completed case in a court of the State or the United States; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>an officer of the court of the State or the United States for any reason relating to the performance of the officer’s official duties in a pending or completed case.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person may not solicit another person to intentionally harm another, threaten to harm another, or damage or destroy property with the intent of retaliating against:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a victim or witness for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>giving testimony in an official proceeding; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>reporting a crime or delinquent act;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a juror for any reason relating to the performance of the juror’s official duties in a pending or completed case in a court of the State or the United States; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>an officer of the court of the State or the United States for any reason relating to the performance of the officer’s official duties in a pending or completed case.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the official proceeding or report described in subsection (a) of this section relates to a felonious violation of Title 5 of this article or the commission of a crime of violence as defined in § 14–101 of this article, or a conspiracy or solicitation to commit such a crime, a person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 20 years.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A sentence imposed under this section may be 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>
</section>
