# Md. Code, Criminal Law § 7-102: –102

> Maryland · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcr_T7_S1_S7-102

## Section

- **Citation:** Md. Code, Criminal Law § 7-102
- **Heading:** –102
- **Jurisdiction:** Maryland
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MD Code / Article gcr / Title 7 / Subtitle 1 / Section 7-102

## Text

(a) Conduct described as theft in this part constitutes a single crime and includes the separate crimes formerly known as:

(1) larceny;

(2) larceny by trick;

(3) larceny after trust;

(4) embezzlement;

(5) false pretenses;

(6) shoplifting; and

(7) receiving stolen property.

(b) (1) A person acts “knowingly”:

(i) with respect to conduct or a circumstance as described by a statute that defines a crime, when the person is aware of the conduct or that the circumstance exists;

(ii) with respect to the result of conduct as described by a statute that defines a crime, when the person is practically certain that the result will be caused by the person’s conduct; and

(iii) with respect to a person’s knowledge of the existence of a particular fact, if that knowledge is an element of a crime, when the person is practically certain of the existence of that fact.

(2) The terms “knowing” and “with knowledge” are construed in the same manner.

## Nearby sections

- [Md. Code, Criminal Law § 7-101 §7–101.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcr_T7_S1_S7-101.md)
- [Md. Code, Criminal Law § 7-102 §7–102.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcr_T7_S1_S7-102.md)
- [Md. Code, Criminal Law § 7-103 §7–103.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcr_T7_S1_S7-103.md)
- [Md. Code, Criminal Law § 7-104 §7–104.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcr_T7_S1_S7-104.md)
- [Md. Code, Criminal Law § 7-104.1 §7–104.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcr_T7_S1_S7-104.1.md)
- [Md. Code, Criminal Law § 7-105 §7–105.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcr_T7_S1_S7-105.md)
- [Md. Code, Criminal Law § 7-105.1 §7–105.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcr_T7_S1_S7-105.1.md)
- [Md. Code, Criminal Law § 7-106 §7–106.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcr_T7_S1_S7-106.md)
- [Md. Code, Criminal Law § 7-107 §7–107.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcr_T7_S1_S7-107.md)
- [Md. Code, Criminal Law § 7-108 §7–108.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcr_T7_S1_S7-108.md)
- [Md. Code, Criminal Law § 7-109 §7–109.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcr_T7_S1_S7-109.md)
- [Md. Code, Criminal Law § 7-110 §7–110.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcr_T7_S1_S7-110.md)
- [Md. Code, Criminal Law § 7-113 §7–113.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcr_T7_S1_S7-113.md)
- [Md. Code, Criminal Law § 7-114 §7–114.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcr_T7_S1_S7-114.md)

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