(a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a person convicted of a subsequent crime under this title is subject to:
- (1) a term of imprisonment twice that otherwise authorized;
- (2) twice the fine otherwise authorized; or
- (3) both.
- (b) For purposes of this section, a crime is considered a subsequent crime, if, before the conviction for the crime, the offender has ever been convicted of a crime under this title or under any law of the United States or of this or another state relating to other controlled dangerous substances.
- (c) A person convicted of a subsequent crime under a law superseded by this title is eligible for parole, probation, and suspension of sentence in the same manner as those persons convicted under this title.
- (d) A sentence on a single count under this section may be imposed in conjunction with other sentences under this title.
- (e) A person whose prior and subsequent convictions were for a violation of § 5-601, § 5-602, § 5-603, § 5-604, § 5-605, or § 5-606 of this title is subject to this section only if the person was also previously convicted of a crime of violence as defined in § 14-101 of this article.
Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 515, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
Formerly Art. 27, § 293.