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
  1. (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:
  2. (1) appreciate the criminality of that conduct; or

    1. (2) conform that conduct to the requirements of law.
  3. (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.

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