Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 1-301 - Accessory after the fact(a) Unless otherwise provided by law and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person who is convicted of being an accessory after the fact to a felony is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to the lesser of: (1) imprisonment not exceeding 5 years; or(2) a penalty not exceeding the maximum penalty provided by law for committing the underlying felony.(b)(1) A person who is convicted of being an accessory after the fact to murder in the first degree is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years.(2) A person who is convicted of being an accessory after the fact to murder in the second degree is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years.Amended by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 635,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2013.