Md. Code, Crim. Proc. § 3-109

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session effective on or before 7/1/2024, from Chs.. 2 through 1049
Section 3-109 - Test for criminal responsibility
(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.

Md. Code, CP § 3-109

Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 382,Sec. 1, eff. 4/25/2024.