Md. Code Ann., Crim. Proc. § 3-109
Criminal responsibility for criminal conduct
Effective Oct 1, 2024Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2024, c. 382, § 1, eff. April 25, 2024; Acts 2024, c. 444, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024.State of Maryland
- (a) A defendant is not criminally responsible for criminal conduct if, at the time of that conduct, the defendant, because of a mental disorder or an intellectual disability, lacks substantial capacity to:
(1) appreciate the criminality of that conduct; or
- (2) conform that conduct to the requirements of law.
- (b) For purposes of this section, “mental disorder” does not include an abnormality that is manifested only by repeated criminal or otherwise antisocial conduct.
Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2024, c. 382, § 1, eff. April 25, 2024; Acts 2024, c. 444, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024.