Abuse
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Vulnerable Adult Abuse Registry [HB-23]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing a vulnerable adult abuse registry; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish and maintain a registry containing the names of specified individuals; requiring that names and information contained in the registry be available for public inspection; authorizing the Department to discharge specified responsibilities in a specified manner; requiring a State agency that makes a specified finding to notify the Department in a specified manner; etc.
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Family Law - Domestic Violence - Definition of Abuse [HB-227]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the definition of "abuse" for purposes of provisions of law relating to domestic violence to include harassment, trespass, and malicious destruction of property under specified provisions of law if the person eligible for relief has not resided with the respondent for at least 7 days before the filing of the petition.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Domestic Violence - Additional Relief [HB-225]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Expanding the relief that may be awarded in a final protective order to include any other relief that a judge determines is necessary to protect a person eligible for relief from abuse.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Crimes - Elder Abuse or Neglect - Increased Penalties [HB-20]
[Crime ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Increasing from 10 to 20 years the maximum imprisonment and from $10,000 to $20,000 the maximum fine or both for the crime of causing abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult in the first or second degree.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Leaving Dogs Outside and Unattended in Extreme Weather [HB-153]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from leaving a dog outside and unattended by use of a specified restraint for a period longer than 15 minutes when a hazardous weather warning issued by the National Weather Service is in effect for the local area; prohibiting a person from leaving a dog outside and unattended by use of a specified restraint for a period longer than 1 hour when the local temperature is above or below a specified temperature; and establishing penalties, not to exceed $1,000 per conviction, for violation of the Act.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Baltimore City Civilian Review Board [HB-1198]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the definition of "law enforcement unit" as it relates to the Baltimore City Civilian Review Board so as to increase the number of law enforcement units that are subject to review by the Board; altering the composition of the Board; requiring the Board to hold at least four Board meetings in locations rotated throughout different police districts in Baltimore City; and altering specified definitions.
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Maine 127th Legislature
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Membership of the Maine Commission on Domestic and Sexual Abuse [HB-574]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Membership of the Maine Commission on Domestic and Sexual Abuse
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Maine 127th Legislature
An Act Regarding the Reporting Standards for Child Abuse [HB-483]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
An Act Regarding the Reporting Standards for Child Abuse
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Maine 127th Legislature
An Act To Strengthen Protection from Abuse Laws [HB-1654]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
An Act To Strengthen Protection from Abuse Laws
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Maine 127th Legislature
An Act To Enact the Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act [SB-1563]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
An Act To Enact the Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act
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Maine 127th Legislature
An Act To Protect Victims of Human Trafficking [SB-1531]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
An Act To Protect Victims of Human Trafficking
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Maine 127th Legislature
An Act To Amend the Laws on Protection from Abuse, Protection from Harassment and Unauthorized Dissemination of Certain Private Images [HB-1487]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
An Act To Amend the Laws on Protection from Abuse, Protection from Harassment and Unauthorized Dissemination of Certain Private Images
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Maine 127th Legislature
An Act To Include Muzzle-loading Firearms, Bows and Crossbows as Dangerous Weapons for Purposes of Protection from Abuse Orders [HB-1438]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
An Act To Include Muzzle-loading Firearms, Bows and Crossbows as Dangerous Weapons for Purposes of Protection from Abuse Orders
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Maine 127th Legislature
An Act To Amend the Child Protective Services Laws [HB-1224]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
An Act To Amend the Child Protective Services Laws
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Tennessee 109th General Assembly
As enacted, adds defined terms and rulemaking authority concerning the registry of persons who have abused, neglected, or misappropriated the property of vulnerable individuals; increases from 30 days to 60 days the time within which placement on the registry may be appealed based on administrative error. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 10. [SB-99]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
As enacted, adds defined terms and rulemaking authority concerning the registry of persons who have abused, neglected, or misappropriated the property of vulnerable individuals; increases from 30 days to 60 days the time within which placement on the registry may be appealed based on administrative error. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 10.
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Tennessee 109th General Assembly
As enacted, adds defined terms and rulemaking authority concerning the registry of persons who have abused, neglected, or misappropriated the property of vulnerable individuals; increases from 30 days to 60 days the time within which placement on the registry may be appealed based on administrative error. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 10. [HB-88]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
As enacted, adds defined terms and rulemaking authority concerning the registry of persons who have abused, neglected, or misappropriated the property of vulnerable individuals; increases from 30 days to 60 days the time within which placement on the registry may be appealed based on administrative error. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 10.
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Utah 2014 Regular Session
Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child Amendments [HB-257]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child Amendments
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Maryland Animal Abuse Registry [SB-912]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to establish the Maryland Animal Abuse Registry; requiring the Registry to be updated in a specified manner and to include specified information; requiring a person convicted of specified crimes involving animal cruelty to register with the county sheriff for a specified period in a specified manner; requiring a registrant to update specified information for registration; etc.
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Maryland Uniform Collaborative Law Act [SB-805]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Enacting the Maryland Uniform Collaborative Law Act; establishing requirements for a collaborative law participation agreement and the collaborative law process; establishing standards for the disclosure of information during the collaborative law process; making the provisions of the Act severable; etc.
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Crimes Relating to Animals - Unauthorized Surgical Devocalization of Cat or Dog - Penalties [SB-660]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from surgically devocalizing a dog or cat; authorizing a licensed veterinarian to surgically devocalize a dog or cat under specified circumstances; providing penalties for a violation of the Act of, for a first offense, imprisonment not to exceed 90 days or a fine not to exceed $1,000 or both and, for subsequent offenses, imprisonment not to exceed 1 year or a fine not to exceed $2,000 or both; etc.