Car Jacking Laws Virginia Maryland Massachusetts
Car jacking is a form of hijacking, where the crime is of stealing a motor vehicle when the vehicle is occupied.
The crime of car jacking is extremely hazardous, threatening the physical safety of both the carjacker and the victim. To secure the car, the car jacker may sometimes shoot the victim or physically push/pull the victim out of the driver’s seat to force him or her out of the car.
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The following are some of the laws in VA, MD & MA:
- § 18.2-58.1. Carjacking; penalty.
A. Any person who commits carjacking, as herein defined, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for life or a term not less than fifteen years.
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- Md. CRIMINAL LAW Code Ann. § 7-105. Motor vehicle theft.
(a) “Owner” defined.- In this section, “owner” means a person who has a lawful interest in or is in lawful possession of a motor vehicle by consent or chain of consent of the title owner.
(b) Prohibited.- A person may not knowingly and willfully take a motor vehicle out of the owner’s lawful custody, control, or use without the owner’s consent.
(c) Penalty.- A person who violates this section:
(1) is guilty of the felony of taking a motor vehicle and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both; and
(1) This section does not preclude prosecution for theft of a motor vehicle under § 7-104 of this part.
(2) If a person is convicted under § 7-104 of this part and this section for the same act or transaction, the conviction under this section shall merge for sentencing purposes into the conviction under § 7-104 of this part.
- ALM GL ch. 265, § 21A Carjacking.
Whoever, with intent to steal a motor vehicle, assaults, confines, maims or puts any person in fear for the purpose of stealing a motor vehicle shall, whether he succeeds or fails in the perpetration of stealing the motor vehicle be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than fifteen years or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one-half years and a fine of not less than one thousand nor more than fifteen thousand dollars; provided, however, that any person who commits any offense described herein while being armed with a dangerous weapon shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than twenty years or in a jail or house of correction for not less than one year nor more than two and one-half years and a fine of not less than five nor more than fifteen thousand dollars. Whoever commits any offense described in this section while being armed with a firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or assault weapon, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than five years in state prison.
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