Criminal Procedure – Pretrial Release Restrictions – Firearm Crimes [HB-1041]
Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with transporting a regulated firearm for illegal sale or trafficking, participating in a straw purchase of a regulated firearm, or possessing an unserialized firearm or unfinished frame or receiver; authorizing a judge to authorize the pretrial release of a certain defendant under certain circumstances; and creating a rebuttable presumption that a certain defendant will flee and pose a certain danger.
Children Charged as Adults - Confinement [SB-704]
Repealing certain provisions requiring a certain court exercising criminal jurisdiction in a certain case involving a child to order the child to be held in a secure juvenile facility pending a certain determination, except under certain circumstances; requiring a certain child to be held in a certain secure juvenile facility while the child is awaiting trial or other legal process, except under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-704: Children Charged as Adults - Confinement
Sponsored by: Sen.
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/27/2023
Relating To Criminal Justice Reform. [HB-1336]
Part I: Expands the authorized issuance of citations in lieu of arrests. Authorizes a grace period after a missed initial court appearance. Part II: Amends various provisions related to pretrial release. Part III: Allows the court to order substance abuse assessment and treatment. Prohibits the arrest of a parolee, or the revocation of parole, solely due to the defendant having one positive test for drug use. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
HB-1336: Relating To Criminal Justice Reform.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi
Referred To Psm, Jdc. on 03/10/2023
Relating To Bail. [HB-1279]
Establishes a rebuttable presumption that a person charged with a crime is entitled to unconditional release. Requires the court to consider conditioning pre-trial release on nonfinancial conditions before ordering bail if unconditional release is inappropriate.
HB-1279: Relating To Bail.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama
Referred To Jha/cmv, Fin, Referral Sheet 3 on 01/30/2023
Relating To Criminal Pretrial Reform. [SB-350]
Eliminates the use of monetary bail and requires defendants to be released on their own recognizance for traffic offenses; violations; and nonviolent petty misdemeanor, misdemeanor, and nonviolent class C felony offenses, with certain exceptions.
SB-350: Relating To Criminal Pretrial Reform.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karl Rhoads
Referred To Psm, Jdc. on 01/25/2023
Collection and Publication of Criminal Case and Prosecutorial Information [HB-1429]
Establishing requirements for the collection and dissemination of certain information relating to the Office of the State's Attorney in each county and Baltimore City, coordinated in a certain manner by the Administrative Office of the Courts and the State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy.
HB-1429: Collection and Publication of Criminal Case and Prosecutorial Information
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/17/2022
Public Safety and Criminal Justice - Transparency and Accountability [SB-763]
Requiring the Division of Parole and Probation to report certain information annually to the General Assembly; requiring a certain annual report by the State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy to identify certain information for crimes of violence; requiring the Commission to include certain information in a data dashboard on its public website; altering the definition of "student data" to allow certain criminal and CINA records to be shared with the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center; etc.
SB-763: Public Safety and Criminal Justice - Transparency and Accountability
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 141 on 04/21/2022