Maryland Violent Crimes Lawyer
When determining if an individual is prohibited from possessing, selling, transferring or renting a firearm, the law looks at the list of Maryland crimes of violence.
Under Maryland Public Safety 5-101(c), the crimes of violence include:
- abduction;
- arson in the first degree;
- assault in the first or second degree;
- burglary in the first, second, or third degree;
- carjacking and armed carjacking;
- escape in the first degree;
- kidnapping;
- voluntary manslaughter;
- maiming as previously proscribed under former Article 27, § 386 of the Code;
- mayhem as previously proscribed under former Article 27, § 384 of the Code;
- murder in the first or second degree;
- rape in the first or second degree;
- robbery;
- robbery with a dangerous weapon;
- sexual offense in the first, second, or third degree;
- home invasion under § 6–202(b) of the Criminal Law Article;
- an attempt to commit any of the crimes listed in items (1) through (16) of this subsection; or
- assault with intent to commit any of the crimes listed in items (1) through (16) of this subsection or a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year.