Title 6 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
52 chapters · 631 sections in this title.
6 CMC § 1364 SORA-Office/DPS, Board and Agencies Specific Duties and Responsibilities
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1364. SORA-Office/DPS, Board and Agencies Specific Duties and Responsibilities. (a) SORAB. The Sex Offender Registry Administrative Board as defined under § 1360(m) is the SORA-Office/DPS non-appointed…
6 CMC § 1365 Required Registration Information
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1365. Required Registration Information. (a) The following general information is required at the Initial and Ongoing Registration by LESA and SORA-Office/DPS: (1) Address The SORA-Office/DPS and/or LE…
6 CMC § 1366 Offenses Involving Victims Who Are Minor
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1366. Offenses Involving Victims Who Are Minors. Anyone convicted of a sex offense as an adult involving a minor, while subject to the registration requirements of this article as a Tier 2 or Tier 3 of…
6 CMC § 1367 Initial Registration
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1367. Initial Registration. (a) Timing. A sex offender required to register with the SORA-Office/DPS under this article shall do so in the following timeframe: (1) If incarcerated, (i) Immediately upon…
6 CMC § 1368 Recapture
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1368. Recapture. (a) Recapture. The Department of Public Safety or designee shall have in place policies and procedures to ensure the following three categories of sex offenders are subject to the regi…
6 CMC § 1369 Updating Registration Information
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1369. Updating Registration Information. (a) Duty of Offender to Update. All sex offenders required to register, who are not currently incarcerated, must immediately appear at the Department of Public …
6 CMC § 1370 Failure to Appear for Registration and Absconding
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1370. Failure to Appear for Registration and Absconding. (a) Failure to Appear. In the event a sex offender fails to register with the SORA-Office/DPS and/or LESA as required by this article, the SORAO…
6 CMC § 1371 Verification/Appearance Requirements
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1371. Verification/ Appearance Requirements. (a) Appearance. A sex offender who is required to register as a resident, employee, or student with the SORA-Office/DPS shall, at a minimum, appear in perso…
6 CMC § 1372 Requirements for In Person Appearances
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1372. Requirements for In Person Appearances. (a) Photographs. At each in-person verification, the sex offender shall give the SORA-Office/DPS the discretion to take a photograph of the offender. (b) R…
6 CMC § 1373 Public Sex Offender Registry Website
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1373. Public Sex Offender Registry Website. (a) Website. The SORA-Office/DPS is responsible for all entry and updates, shall use and maintain a public sex offender registry website. (b) Links. The regi…
6 CMC § 1374 Required and Prohibited Information
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1374. Required and Prohibited Information. (a) Required Information. The following information shall be made available to the public on the sex offender registry website: (1) Notice that an offender is…
6 CMC § 1375 Community Notification
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1375. Community Notification. (a) Law Enforcement Community Notification. Whenever a sex offender registers or updates their information with the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Public S…
6 CMC § 1376 Sanctions
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1376. Sanctions. (a) Crime. Any violation of a provision of this article, including but not limited to: the provision of false or misleading information, or the failure to report or keep current requir…
6 CMC § 1377 Non-sex Offender Related Crimes
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1377. Non-sex Offender Related Crimes. (a) Harboring. A person is guilty of a crime punishable by up to 365 days in jail, a fine not more than $2,000 or both if they do any of the following: (1) Knowin…
6 CMC § 1378 No Waiver of Immunity
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1378. No Waiver of Immunity. Nothing in this article shall be construed as a waiver of sovereign immunity for the Commonwealth, its departments, agencies, employees, or agents. Source: PL 17-49 § 2(137…
6 CMC § 1379 Good Faith Immunity
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1379. Good Faith Immunity. Any person acting in good faith under the terms of this article shall be immune from any civil liability arising out of such actions. Source: PL 17-49 § 2(1379) (July 29, 201…
6 CMC § 1380 Sex Offender Revolving Fund
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1380. Sex Offender Revolving Fund. There is hereby established a Sex Offender Revolving Fund. The Department of Finance shall maintain all funds generated under this article, specifically through the S…
6 CMC § 1801 Burglary
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1801. Burglary. (a) A person commits the offense of burglary if he or she enters a building or occupied structure, or separately occupied or secured portion thereof, or a vehicle with the purpose to co…
6 CMC § 1802 Arson and Related Offenses
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1802. Arson and Related Offenses. (a) A person commits the offense of arson if he or she starts a fire or causes an explosion with the purpose of: (1) Damaging a building or occupied structure of anoth…
6 CMC § 1803 Criminal Mischief
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1803. Criminal Mischief. (a) A person commits the offense of criminal mischief if he or she intentionally or knowingly: (1) Causes another, by deception or threat, to suffer pecuniary or property loss;…
6 CMC § 1804 Criminal Trespass
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1804. Criminal Trespass. (a) A person commits the offense of trespass if he or she makes an unlawful and unauthorized entry upon or interferes with the peaceful use and enjoyment of the property of ano…
6 CMC § 1805 Vandalism
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 1: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 1805. Vandalism (a) It shall be unlawful for any person and/or persons to vandalize any public or private property. (b) Any person and/or persons in violation of subsection (a) shall be punished as fol…
6 CMC § 2301 Importation of Contraband
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 2: CONTRABAND OFFENSES § 2301 § 2301. Importation of Contraband. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly enter the Commonwealth, with the intent to import, or to cause another to bring or import into the Commonwealth, o…
6 CMC § 2302 Enforcement
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 2: CONTRABAND OFFENSES § 2302. Enforcement. (a) The Customs Service, a division of the Department of Finance, shall have the primary responsibility and authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter. This authority shall be con…
6 CMC § 2303 Forfeiture
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 2 : CONTRABAND OFFENSES § 2303. Forfeiture. All items of contraband as defined by 6 CMC § 2301 shall be subject to forfeiture pursuant to 6 CMC § 2150. Source: PL 6-38, § 2 (§ 2303); amended by PL 7-38, § 2, modified; (b) repealed b…
6 CMC § 2304 Jurisdiction
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 2 : CONTRABAND OFFENSES § 2304. Jurisdiction. (a) The jurisdiction of the Customs Service shall include all official customs points of entry into the Commonwealth and points of exit out of the Commonwealth as follows, as well as any…
6 CMC § 2305 Tampering Prohibited
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 2: CONTRABAND OFFENSES § 2305. Tampering Prohibited. If the owner, or his authorized representative, is the consignee of any cargo, commodities, merchandise or goods of any and all description, for personal use or for profit, enteri…
6 CMC § 2306 Declaring of Export of Currency
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 2: CONTRABAND OFFENSES § 2306. Declaration of Export of Currency. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly depart the Commonwealth with intent to export, or attempt to cause another to take out or export outside the Comm…
6 CMC § 301 Attempts
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERAL PROVISIONS § 301. Attempts. (a) A person commits the offense of attempt if, with intent to commit an offense, he does an overt act which constitutes a substantial step in a course of conduct planned to culminate in the commission of …
6 CMC § 302 Solicitation
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERAL PROVISIONS § 302. Solicitation. (a) A person commits the offense of solicitation, if, with intent to promote or facilitate the commission of an offense, that person commands, encourages, or requests another person to engage in the ac…
6 CMC § 303 Conspiracy
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERAL PROVISIONS § 303. Conspiracy. (a) A person commits the offense of conspiracy if, with intent to promote or facilitate the commission of an offense: (1) The person agrees with one or more other persons that they, or one or more of the…
6 CMC § 304 Penalties for Attempt, Solicitation, and Conspiracy
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERAL PROVISIONS § 304. Penalties for Attempt, Solicitation, and Conspiracy. (a) A person convicted of attempt or solicitation shall be punished: (1) If the maximum sentence provided for the offense which was the object of the attempt or s…
6 CMC § 3301 Compounding a Crime
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURES DIVISION 3: MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES § 3301. Compounding a Crime. Every person who, having knowledge that a crime has been, is being, or is about to be committed, shall unlawfully, knowingly, and willfully agree for a reward not to prosecute …
6 CMC § 3302 Obstructing Justice: Interference with Law Enforcement Officer or Witness
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURES DIVISION 3: MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES § 3302. Obstructing Justice: Interference with Law Enforcement Officer or Witness. Every person who unlawfully resists or interferes with any law enforcement officer in the lawful pursuit of his or her dut…
6 CMC § 3303 Obstructing Justice: Interference with Service of Process
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURES DIVISION 3: MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES § 3303. Obstructing Justice: Interference with Service of Process. Every person who, knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, or opposes any chief of police, policeman or other person duly authorized, i…
6 CMC § 3304 Tampering with Judicial Records or Process
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 3: MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES § 3304. Tampering with Judicial Records or Process. Every person who willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, takes away, mutilates, obliterates, alters (including the alteration of any document displayi…
6 CMC § 3305 Tampering with Jury
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURES DIVISION 3: MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES § 3305. Tampering with Jury. Every person who, directly or indirectly, gives, offers or promises anything of value to a juror, or a member of his or her immediate family, with the intent to influence the d…
6 CMC § 3306 Perjury
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURES DIVISION 3: MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES § 3306. Perjury. Every person who takes an oath or any legal substitute for an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case in which a law of the Commonwealth authorizes an oath or any…
6 CMC § 3307 Contempt
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURES DIVISION 3: MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES § 3307. Contempt. Every person who unlawfully, knowingly, and willfully interferes directly with the operation and function of a court, by open defiance of an order, in or near the courtroom; or by disturb…
6 CMC § 3321 Title
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURES DIVISION 3: MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES § 3321. Title. This article shall be cited as the Department of Public Safety Uniforms Act. Source: PL 9-10, § 1. Commission Comment: PL 9-10 took effect October 11, 1994. According to PL 9-10, § 2: Sectio…
6 CMC § 3322 Identification of Uniforms
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURES DIVISION 3: MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES § 3322. Identification of Uniforms. The Director of the Department of Public Safety or his designee shall cause to be published the official uniforms, insignia and badges of the police officers, correction…
6 CMC § 3323 Change of Uniforms
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURES DIVISION 3: MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES § 3323. Change of Uniforms. A person shall replace his or her uniform if such uniform is identical with the uniforms prescribed under 6 CMC § 3322 within 30 days following the publication in the Commonweal…
6 CMC § 3324 Impersonating an Officer
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURES DIVISION 3: MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES § 3324. Impersonating an Officer. A person commits the offense of impersonating an officer if the person pretends to be an officer or falsely assumes or exercises the functions, duties, powers and privileg…
6 CMC § 3325 Unlawful Wearing of Officer's Uniform, Insignia or Badge
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURES DIVISION 3: MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES § 3325. Unlawful Wearing of Officer’s Uniform, Insignia or Badge. A person commits the offense of unlawful wearing of an officer’s uniform, insignia or badge if, not being a sworn police officer, correctio…
6 CMC § 3326 Penalty
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURES DIVISION 3: MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES § 3326. Penalty. Any person found to have committed the offense of impersonating an officer while facilitating the commission of a misdemeanor shall be fined $500 or imprisoned for not more than one year o…
6 CMC § 5311 Purposes of Chapter
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 5: JUVENILE JUSTICE § 5311. Purposes of Chapter. This chapter seeks to: (a) Ensure that each abused child and the child's family receives such care, preferably in their own home, as will serve the emotional, mental, and physical wel…
6 CMC § 5312 Child Abuse: Defined
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 5312 DIVISION 5: JUVENILE JUSTICE § 5312. Child Abuse: Defined. (a) A person commits the offense of child abuse if the person: (1) Willfully and intentionally strikes, beats or by any other act or omission inflicts physical pain, injury or…
6 CMC § 5313 Duty to Report Incidents of Child Abuse
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 5: JUVENILE JUSTICE § 5313. Duty to Report Incidents of Child Abuse. (a) Any health care worker, school teacher or other school official, day care provider, counselor, social worker, peace officer or other law enforcement official w…
6 CMC § 5314 Immunity from Liability for Good-Faith Efforts to Report
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 5: JUVENILE JUSTICE § 5314. Immunity from Liability for Good-Faith Efforts to Report. Any person making a good faith effort to make a report under this chapter shall be immune from any and all civil or criminal liability which might…
6 CMC § 5315 Criminal Penalties for Failure to Report
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TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIVISION 5: JUVENILE JUSTICE § 5315. Criminal Penalties for Failure to Report. Knowing or willful failure of any person required to make any report or notification required under this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonme…