Section 11-117 - Merger of convictions; preemption among penalties. - Maryland Statutes

§ 11-117. Merger of convictions; preemption among penalties.
 

(a)  Merger of convictions.- If a person has been convicted of a violation of § 11-114(a) and (b) of this subtitle, or of a violation of § 11-115(a) and 11-114(b) of this subtitle, and the convictions arise out of the same transaction, the conviction under § 11-114(a) or § 11-115(a) of this subtitle merges into the conviction under § 11-114(b) of this subtitle. 

(b)  Preemption among penalties.- If a person has been convicted of two or more violations under this subtitle and has been penalized under § 11-114(g), § 11-115(e), or § 11-116 of this subtitle for one violation, the person is not subject to an additional penalty under § 11-116 of this subtitle. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 38A, § 34E; 2003, ch. 5, § 2.]