Abduction
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Child under sixteen for Immoral purposes
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8Y
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Child under twelve
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20Y
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Child under twelve by relative in state
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30D
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Child under twelve by relative outside state 30 days or less
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30D
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Child under twelve by relative outside state more than 30 days
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1Y
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Arson
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Burning personal property of another less than $1,000 (malicious burning 2nd degree)
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18M
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Burning personal property of another $1,000 or more (malicious burning 1st degree)
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5Y
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Burning property with intent to defraud
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5Y
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Dwelling or occupied structure (arson 1st degree
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30Y
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Other structure (arson 2nd degree)
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20Y
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Trash bin
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30D
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Threat of
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10Y
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Assault
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Assault and/or battery
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No statutory limit
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Assault on division of correction or patuxent institution, jail or detention center
inmate or employee
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No statutory limit
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Assault with deadly weapon
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25Y
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Assault with intent to commit 1st degree rape***
|
15Y
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Assault with intent to commit 2nd degree rape***
|
15Y
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Assault with intent to commit 1st degree sex offense***
|
15Y
|
Assault with intent to commit 2nd degree sex offense***
|
15Y
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Assault with intent to maim, disable, etc.***
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15Y
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Assault with intent to murder***
|
30Y
|
Assault with intent to prevent lawful apprehension***
|
15Y
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Assault with intent to rob***
|
10Y
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Assault, 1st degree****
|
25Y
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Assault, 2nd degree****
|
10Y
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Bad check
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Obtaining property/services under $300
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18M
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Obtaining property/services worth $300 or more
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15Y
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Breaking and entering Breaking into railroad car or entering by Force
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10Y
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Breaking into or entering railroad car or attached freight with intent to steal
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10Y
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Motor vehicle
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3Y
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Research facility
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5Y
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Bribery to or by public officer
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12Y
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Burglary
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1st degree
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20Y
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2nd degree
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15Y
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2nd degree, steal or take firearm
|
20Y
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3rd degree
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10Y
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4th degree
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3Y
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With explosives
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20Y
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Carjacking
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30Y
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Child abuse
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Physical
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15Y
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Sexual
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15Y
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With death
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20Y
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Child pornography 1st offense
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10Y
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Subsequent
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20Y
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Contempt, Criminal
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No statutory limit
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Contraband
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Delivery in or out of institution to Effect Escape
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10Y
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Delivery in or out of institution other than to effect escape
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3Y
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Contributing to certain conditions of a child
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3Y
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Controlled dangerous substance - Importation into state
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25Y
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Credit card
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$300 or under
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18M
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More than $300
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15Y
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Crimes against religious property, institutions, or personal property because of race,
religious belief Involving misdemeanor
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3Y
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Involving separate felony generally
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10Y
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Involving separate felony resulting in death
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20Y
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Cruelty to animals
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Dog fighting
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3Y
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Injuring a racehorse
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3Y
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Destruction of property
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Damage under $300
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60D
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Damage $300 or more
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3Y
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Injuring or destroying railroad locomotive, car etc., or chattels therein
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10Y
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Distribution
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Distribution of non-controlled substance as controlled dangerous substance
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5Y
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Drug kingpin
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40Y
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Unlawful manufacture, distribution, etc.; counterfeiting, etc., manufacture, possession,
etc., of certain equipment for illegal use; keeping common nuisance, schedule I or
II narcotics (e.g., pcp, heroin, cocaine, and LSD)
|
20Y
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Unlawful manufacture, distribution, etc.; counterfeiting, etc., manufacture, possession,
etc., of certain equipment for illegal use;
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keeping common nuisance, schedule I or V non-narcotics (e.g., amphetamines, marijuana,
diazepam, and valium)
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5Y
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Using minors for manufacture, delivery or distribution of controlled dangerous substances.
|
20Y
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Escape
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Aiding
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10Y
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From penitentiary, jail, reformatory, etc., or from alcohol and drug abuse administration
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10Y
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Explosives
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Destructive explosive devices
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20Y
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Dynamiting, etc., property
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20Y/LIFE
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Molotov cocktail
|
5Y
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Possession without a license
|
5Y
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Pipe Bomb
|
20Y
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Unlawful manufacture or dealing without license
|
5Y
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Extortion
|
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By anyone, under $300
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18M
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By anyone, $300 or more
|
10Y
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By false accusation
|
2Y
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By state or local officer, $300 or less
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6M
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By state or local officer, over $300
|
10Y
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By state or local officer or employee against another employee
|
5Y
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Sending etc. a threatening letter, etc.
|
10Y
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Threatening verbally
|
10Y
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Failure to appear
|
|
Felony
|
5Y
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Misdemeanor
|
1Y
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False alarms, fire, ambulance or rescue squad Calls
|
5Y
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False imprisonment
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No statutory limit
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False statement on application for funds from Maryland higher education commission
|
1Y
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Rumor as to bomb
|
10Y
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To official or agencies of state or its sub-divisions
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6M
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To peace or police officers
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6M
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Falsifying, destroying, concealing, accessing, etc., public records
|
3Y
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Federal income tax evasion
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No statutory limit
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Forgery
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Forgery, counterfeiting, etc.
|
10Y
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Forgery, counterfeiting, etc. of public documents
|
10Y
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Forgery, etc. of prescriptions, etc.
|
2Y
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Orders, etc., for money or goods
|
10Y
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Uttering
|
10Y
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Fraud
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|
Abandoning or refusing to return, leased motor vehicle
|
1Y
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Failure to provide or providing false information willfully or with intent to evade
taxes
|
18M
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Falsely Representing self as lawyer
|
1Y
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Medicaid fraud, under $500
|
3Y
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Medicaid fraud, $500 or more
|
5Y
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Misappropriation by fiduciaries, generally
|
5Y
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Misuse by lawyer
|
5Y
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Public assistance fraud, generally
|
3Y
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Willful failure to file income tax return
|
5Y
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Willful failure to withhold income tax
|
5Y
|
Willful preparation of false income tax return
|
5Y
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Gambling
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Betting, wagering, etc.; pools on horses, etc.
|
1Y
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Keeping gaming table or place
|
1Y
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Handgun
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Carrying, etc., with deliberate purpose to injure or kill
|
5Y
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Obliterating, etc., identification mark or number
|
3Y
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Restrictions on sale, transfer and possession of pistols and revolvers
|
3Y
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Sale, transfer, etc., of stolen pistols
|
3Y
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Short-barreled rifles and shotguns, unlawful Possession
|
5Y
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Unlawful use in commission of felony or crime of violence, 1st offense
|
20Y
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Unlawful use in commission of felony or crime of violence, subsequent
|
20Y
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Unlawful wearing, carrying, etc., 1st weapon offense, generally
|
3Y
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Unlawful wearing, carrying on school property, etc., 1st weapon offense
|
3Y
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Unlawful wearing, carrying, etc., 2nd weapon offense, general
|
10Y
|
Unlawful wearing, carrying on school property, etc., 2nd weapon offense
|
10Y
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Unlawful wearing, carrying, etc., more than two prior weapon offenses, generally
|
10Y
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Unlawful wearing, carrying on school property, etc., more than two prior weapons offenses
|
10Y
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Wearing, carrying, etc., under influence
|
1Y
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Harmful substances
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Distributing, etc., to minors, 1st offense
|
18M
|
Distributing, etc., to minors, subsequent
|
3Y
|
Smelling or inhaling harmful substances
|
6M
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Hinder police officer
|
|
Home improvement, without license
|
2Y
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Homicide by motor vehicle or vessel while intoxicated
|
5Y
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Incest
|
10Y
|
Indecent exposure
|
3Y
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Interference, obstruction or false representation of fire or emergency services personnel
|
3Y
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Interfering with rights of mentally retarded individual
|
2Y
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Kidnapping
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Child under 16
|
30Y
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Generally
|
30Y
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Lotteries
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|
Devices to evade lottery proscription
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12M
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Importing ticket or possession of lottery, records or money
|
1Y
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Keeping place for selling, etc., of lottery Tickets
|
1Y
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Owner permitting use of house, etc., for sale of tickets
|
1Y
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Sale of Drawing of lottery
|
12M
|
Subsequent
|
5Y
|
Maiming
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|
Malicious injury to tongue, nose, eye, limb, etc.***
|
15Y
|
Mayhem; tarring and feathering***
|
10Y
|
Malfeasance, misconduct in office
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No statutory limit
|
Manslaughter
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By automobile, vessel, etc.
|
10Y
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Involuntary
|
10Y
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Voluntary
|
10Y
|
Motor vehicle offenses (only incarcerable traffic offenses.)
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No statutory limit
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Murder
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1st degree, during rape, etc.
|
LIFE
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1st degree, generally
|
LIFE
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1st degree perpetration of arson
|
LIFE
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1st degree burning barn, tobacco house etc.
|
LIFE
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1st degree, attempted
|
LIFE
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1st degree solicitation
|
LIFE
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2nd degree
|
30Y
|
2nd degree, attempted
|
5Y
|
Obstructing justice
|
5Y
|
Paraphernalia
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|
Controlled dangerous substance-paraphernalia-delivery or sale generally, etc. 1st
offense
|
FINE
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Controlled dangerous substance-paraphernalia-delivery or sale generally, etc subsequent
|
2Y
|
Controlled dangerous substance-paraphernalia-use or possession, with intent to use,
1st offense
|
FINE
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Controlled dangerous substance-paraphernalia-use or possession, with intent to use,
subsequent
|
2Y
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Controlled dangerous substance-paraphernalia-delivery or sale to minor by adult three
or more years older
|
8Y
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Perjury
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|
Public assistance fraud in application
|
10Y
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Subornation of perjury
|
10Y
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Willfully filing false income tax returns-Perjury
|
10Y
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Perverted sexual practices
|
10Y
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Poisoning - Attempted
|
10Y
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Contaminating water, food, etc.
|
20Y
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Pollutants
|
|
Dispersing into state waters, first offense
|
1Y
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Dispersing into state waters, subsequent
|
2Y
|
Dispersing into state waters, falsification
|
6M
|
Possession
|
|
Compounding or selling different drug, controlled dangerous substance, medicine, etc.
|
12M
|
Prescription drugs-manufacture, distribute, etc; obtain by fraud, etc., forgery, etc.,
label property, destruction
|
2Y
|
Unlawful possession or administering to another; obtaining, etc., substance or paraphernalia
by fraud, forgery, misrepresentation, etc.; affixing forged labels; altering etc.,
label; unlawful possession or distribution of controlled paraphernalia - marijuana
|
1Y
|
Unlawful possession or administering to another; obtaining, etc., substance or paraphernalia
by fraud, forgery, misrepresentation, etc.; affixing forged labels; altering etc.,
label; unlawful possession or distribution of controlled paraphernalia - non-marijuana
|
4Y
|
Unsolicited mailing of certain drugs, controlled dangerous substances, medicines,
etc.
|
6M
|
Prostitution, etc.
|
|
Bawdyhouses and houses of ill fame
|
1Y
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Detaining person in house of prostitution for debt, etc.
|
12Y
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Pandering generally
|
12Y
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Placing, etc., of spouse in house of prostitution, etc.
|
10Y
|
Placing, etc., person for immoral Purposes
|
10Y
|
Receiving earnings of prostitute
|
10Y
|
Receiving money, etc., for procuring person For house of prostitution, etc.
|
10Y
|
Solicitation
|
1Y
|
Transporting person for prostitution
|
10Y
|
Rape
|
|
1st degree
|
LIFE
|
2nd degree
|
20Y
|
Reckless endangerment
|
5Y
|
Resisting arrest
|
No statutory limit
|
Rioting
|
No statutory limit
|
Robbery
|
15Y
|
Robbery with deadly weapon
|
20Y
|
Sabotage
|
|
Attempted
|
5Y
|
Intentional defective workmanship
|
10Y
|
Intentional injury to or interference with property
|
10Y
|
Serial numbers, removing, etc.
|
1Y
|
Sex offense
|
|
1st degree
|
LIFE
|
2nd degree
|
20Y
|
3rd degree
|
10Y
|
4th degree
|
1Y
|
Sodomy
|
10Y
|
Stalking
|
5Y
|
Telephone, unlawful use of
|
3Y
|
Theft
|
|
$300 or more
|
15Y
|
Less than $300
|
18M
|
Trespass on posted property
|
3M
|
Unauthorized connections, etc.; tampering or interfering with meters, poles, wires,
etc.
|
6M
|
Unauthorized use of livestock, vehicles, etc.
|
4Y
|
Weapons
|
|
Carrying dangerous or deadly weapons, etc., openly with intent to injure
|
3Y
|
Carrying or possessing deadly weapon on school property, other than handgun
|
3Y
|
Carrying dangerous or deadly weapon openly or concealed with deliberate in to kill
or injure
|
3Y
|
Possession or use of machine gun
|
20Y
|
Use, etc., of a weapon in a drug offense, 1st degree
|
20Y
|
Use, etc., of a weapon in a drug offense, Subsequent
|
20Y
|
Use, etc., of a weapon in a drug offense, 1st offense (only for certain weapons)
|
20Y
|
Use, etc., of a weapon in a drug offense, subsequent (only for certain weapons)
|
20Y
|
Wiretapping
|
|
Breaking and entering, etc., to place, remove, or adjust equipment
|
10Y
|
Unlawful interception of communications
|
5Y
|