Prohibited conduct.
Baltimore City Code, Article 19, § 23-3
in effect§ 23-3. Prohibited conduct.
A person may not:
(1) vandalize religious property that is owned, leased, or used by any religious entity;
(2) obstruct, or attempt to obstruct by force or threat of force, a person in the free exercise of that person’s religious beliefs;
(3) harass or commit a crime on a person or damage the property of a person because of that person’s race, color, religious beliefs, national origin, or sexual orientation;
(4) harass or commit a crime on an institution or damage the property of an institution:
(i) because of the institution’s contacts or association with a person or group of a particular race, color, religious beliefs, national origin, or sexual orientation; or
(ii) where there is evidence that exhibits animosity on the part of the person committing the act against a person or group because of that person’s or group’s race, color, religious beliefs, national origin, or sexual orientation;
(5) vandalize or burn or attempt to burn any object on the property of a person because of that person’s race, color, religious beliefs, national origin, or sexual orientation;
(6) vandalize or burn or attempt to burn any object on the property of an institution:
(i) because of the institution’s contacts or association with a person or group of a particular race, color, religious beliefs, national origin, or sexual orientation; or
(ii) where there is evidence that exhibits animosity on the part of the person committing the act against a person or group because of that person’s or group’s race, color, religious beliefs, national origin, or sexual orientation.
(Ord. 98-380.)
Source: City of Baltimore Department of Legislative Reference, City of Baltimore Law Library (codes.baltimorecity.gov; Open Law Library bulk XML)URL: https://codes.baltimorecity.gov/us/md/cities/baltimore/code/19/23-3Fetched: 10/25/2026