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Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL LAW 6-105

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
(a) This section applies to a violation involving property damage of less than $1,000.

(b) A person may not willfully and maliciously set fire to or burn the personal property of another.

(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of malicious burning in the second degree and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 18 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.