Title 9. Crimes Against Public Administration — Subtitle 8. Criminal Organizations

individually or collectively engage in a pattern of organized crime activity;

have as one of their primary objectives or activities the commission of one or more underlying crimes, including acts by juveniles that would be underlying crimes if committed by adults; and

have in common an overt or covert organizational or command structure.

a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, business trust, or other legal entity; or

any group of individuals associated in fact although not a legal entity.

a crime of violence as defined under § 14–101 of this article;

a violation of § 3–203 (second degree assault), § 3–1102 (sex trafficking), § 3–1103 (forced marriage), § 4–203 (wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun), § 4–204 (use of a firearm in the commission of a crime), § 7–113 (embezzlement by fiduciary), or § 7–315 (theft – telecommunications–related) of this article, § 9–102 (subornation of perjury), § 9–202(a) (bribery of juror), § 9–302 (inducing false testimony or avoidance of subpoena), § 9–303 (retaliation for testimony), § 9–305 (intimidating or corrupting juror), § 9–306 (obstruction of justice), § 9–307 (destruction of evidence), § 9–412 (contraband – in general), § 9–413 (contraband – for escape), § 9–416 (contraband – controlled dangerous substance), or § 9–417 (contraband – telecommunications–related) of this title, or § 11–304 (receiving earnings of prostitute), § 11–307 (house of prostitution), or § 12–104 (gaming offenses) of this article;

a felony violation of § 3–701 (extortion), § 4–503 (manufacture or possession of destructive device), § 5–602 (distribution of CDS), § 5–603 (manufacturing CDS or equipment), § 5–604(b) (creating or possessing a counterfeit substance), § 5–606 (false prescription), § 6–103 (second degree arson), § 6–202 (first degree burglary), § 6–203 (second degree burglary), § 6–204 (third degree burglary), § 7–104 (theft), or § 7–105 (unauthorized use of a motor vehicle) of this article;

a felony violation of § 5–133 of the Public Safety Article;

a felony violation of Title 8 of this article (fraud and related crimes);

bribery under Subtitle 2 of this title;

false statements under Subtitle 5 of this title;

impersonating a police officer under § 3–502 of the Public Safety Article;

threat of mass violence under Title 3, Subtitle 10 of this article;

a violation of § 11–207 or § 11–208 of this article (child pornography);

a felony violation of Title 27, Subtitle 4 of the Insurance Article (insurance fraud);

removal or falsification of vehicle identification number under § 14–107 of the Transportation Article;

abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult under § 3–604 or § 3–605 of this article;

a crime under the laws of another state or of the United States that would be a crime listed in items (1) through (13) of this subsection if committed in this State; or

the attempted commission of, conspiracy to commit, or solicitation of a crime or act listed in items (1) through (14) of this subsection.

in a school vehicle, as defined under § 11–154 of the Transportation Article; or

in, on, or within 1,000 feet of real property owned by or leased to an elementary school, secondary school, or county board of education and used for elementary or secondary education.

school was in session at the time of the crime; or

the real property was being used for purposes other than school purposes at the time of the crime.

participate in a criminal organization knowing that the members of the criminal organization engage in a pattern of organized crime activity; and

knowingly and willfully direct or participate in an underlying crime, or act by a juvenile that would be an underlying crime if committed by an adult, committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a criminal organization.

receive proceeds known to have been derived directly or indirectly from an underlying crime; and

use or invest, directly or indirectly, an aggregate of $10,000 or more of the proceeds from an underlying crime in:

In addition to the other penalties provided in this subsection, on conviction the court may:

This subsection applies to a violation of § 5–602, § 5–603, § 5–604(b), § 5–606, § 5–612, § 5–613, § 5–614, or § 5–617 of this article.

Assets divested under this section and derived from the commission of, attempted commission of, conspiracy to commit, or solicitation of a crime described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, either in whole or in part:

The Attorney General, at the request of the Governor or the State’s Attorney for a county in which a violation or an act establishing a violation of this section occurs, may:

In exercising authority under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Attorney General has all the powers and duties of a State’s Attorney, including the use of the grand jury in the county, to prosecute the violation.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in circumstances in which violations of this section are alleged to have been committed in more than one county, the respective State’s Attorney of each county, or the Attorney General, may join the causes of action in a single complaint with the consent of each State’s Attorney having jurisdiction over an offense sought to be joined.