# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 13A. Maryland Code of Military Justice

### Subtitle 10. Punitive Provisions

#### Section 13A-1043

(a) A person subject to this title shall be punished as a court-martial may direct if the person engages in conduct that:

  (1) is wrongful and reckless or is wanton; and

  (2) is likely to produce death or grievous bodily harm to another person.

(b) A person subject to this title shall be punished as a court-martial may direct if the person:

  (1) fights or promotes, or is concerned in or connives at fighting a duel; or

  (2) having knowledge of a challenge sent or about to be sent, fails to report the facts promptly to the proper authority.

(c) A person subject to this title who, willfully and wrongfully, discharges a firearm under circumstances such as to endanger human life shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(d) A person subject to this title who unlawfully carries a dangerous weapon concealed on or about the person shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

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