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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="9-803" title_number="9" title_name="Crimes Against Public Administration" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Criminal Organizations">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person may not threaten an individual, or a friend or family member of an individual, with or use physical violence to coerce, induce, or solicit the individual to participate in or prevent the individual from leaving a criminal organization:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>in a school vehicle, as defined under § 11–154 of the Transportation Article; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>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.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Subsection (a) of this section applies whether or not:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>school was in session at the time of the crime; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the real property was being used for purposes other than school purposes at the time of the crime.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 4 years or a fine not exceeding $20,000 or both.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Notwithstanding any other law, a conviction under this section may not merge with a conviction under § 9–802 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
</section>
