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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Juveniles - Transfer Determinations - Confinement in Juvenile Facilities [HB-1294]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requiring a court exercising criminal jurisdiction in a case involving a child, or the District Court at a bail review or preliminary hearing, to order a child to be held in a secure juvenile facility pending a transfer determination except under specified circumstances; and requiring the District Court at a bail review or preliminary hearing to order that a specified study be made under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 04/04/2014
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Office of the Public Defender - Representation at Bail Hearing - Provisional [HB-1277]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Establishing that the representation provided by the Office of the Public Defender to an indigent individual at a bail hearing before a District Court or circuit court judge shall be limited solely to the bail hearing and shall terminate automatically at the conclusion of the hearing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Vallario
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 04/07/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Crime Victim and Crime Victim's Representative - Electronic Notification [HB-1245]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a victim or a victim's representative to follow a specified protocol in order to request specified notices in a specified electronic form; authorizing the prosecuting attorney and the clerk of specified courts to provide specified notices in a specified electronic form under specified circumstances; authorizing a specified victim or victim's representative to discontinue specified notices under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Vallario
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Task Force on Pretrial Risk Assessment - Detainee Electronic Information Sharing System [HB-1232]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services to establish and maintain a specified electronic information sharing system and to adopt regulations to implement the system; establishing the Task Force on Pretrial Risk Assessment to study the feasibility and appropriateness of adopting a pretrial risk assessment tool for use by the judicial officers in an advisory capacity and other specified duties; requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the General Assembly and Governor on or before December 31, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/07/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Charge by Summons [HB-1186]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that a court or clerk's office that is in session or open on a weekend or holiday for a specified purpose is not in session or open for any other purpose or function; repealing a provision of law authorizing a District Court commissioner to set bond or commit persons to jail in default of bond or release them on personal recognizance if circumstances warrant; requiring a police officer to submit a specified statement of charges, serve a statement and summons, and release the defendant under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/07/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Individual With Immigration Detainer (Maryland Law Enforcement and Public Safety Trust Act) [HB-1003]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Expressing the intent of the General Assembly to restore community trust in Maryland law enforcement by clarifying the parameters of local participation in federal immigration enforcement efforts; providing that when an individual becomes eligible for release from State or local custody, a law enforcement or any other government official shall continue to detain the individual on the basis of an immigration detainer; providing that a detainee shall be denied bail if the detainee has an immigration detainer; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick McDonough
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 04/05/2014
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Alien Defendants - Nullity of Bail Bonds [SB-720]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that, if a defendant who has posted a bail bond is taken into custody by a specified agency of the federal government because of the defendant's immigration status, the bond shall be null and void; providing that any bond that becomes null and void under the Act shall be returned to the surety and the surety shall have no liability with respect to the bond; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/18/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Jurisdiction and Detention [SB-648]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that the juvenile court has jurisdiction over a specified child alleged to have committed specified acts that, if committed by an adult, would be specified crimes, or over a specified child who has previously been convicted of a felony; prohibiting a child from waiving the right to counsel at a waiver hearing; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Gladden
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Bail Bonds - Cash Bail [SB-505]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing in circuit courts and in the District Court cash bail or cash bond to be posted by the defendant, by an individual, or by a specified private surety acting for the defendant under specified circumstances; requiring cash bail or cash bond to be posted by the defendant only, unless the order setting bail expressly provides otherwise, in cases involving a defendant's failure to pay support to specified individuals; and providing for the repeal of laws inconsistent with the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 487 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Issuance of Summonses and Arrest Warrants and Restrictions on Pretrial Release [SB-1069]
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Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from issuing a summons if the defendant is charged with a specified crime of violence; prohibiting a commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with committing a crime while the defendant was released on bail or personal recognizance for a pending prior criminal charge; and prohibiting a commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with committing a crime while on parole.
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Shank
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 03/26/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Task Force on Juvenile Court Jurisdiction [HB-786]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Establishing the Task Force on Juvenile Court Jurisdiction; establishing the duties of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study issues including whether to eliminate the existing exclusionary offenses that automatically result in adult charges for youth and restore juvenile court discretion; requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 1, 2013; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 639 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Bail Bonds - Cash Bail [HB-777]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing in circuit courts and in the District Court cash bail or cash bond to be posted by the defendant, by an individual, or by a specified private surety acting for the defendant under specified circumstances; requiring cash bail or cash bond to be posted by the defendant only, unless the order setting bail expressly provides otherwise, in cases involving a defendant's failure to pay support to specified individuals; and providing for the repeal of laws inconsistent with the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Alien Defendants - Nullity of Bail Bonds [HB-476]
[Crime ]
[Immigration ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that, if a defendant who has posted a bail bond is taken into custody and deported by a specified agency of the federal government because of the defendant's immigration status, the bond shall be null and void; providing that any bond that becomes null and void under the Act shall be returned to the surety and the surety shall have no liability with respect to the bond; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luiz Simmons
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/13/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Office of the Public Defender - Representation at Bail Hearing - Provisional [HB-153]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Establishing that the representation provided by the Office of the Public Defender to an indigent individual at a bail hearing before a District Court or circuit court judge shall be limited solely to the bail hearing and shall terminate automatically at the conclusion of the hearing; and establishing a exception.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Delegates Vallario, Swain, And Smigiel on 04/08/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Crimes - Elder Abuse or Neglect - Restrictions on Pretrial Release [HB-1259]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with causing abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult in the first or second degree; providing that a judge may authorize the pretrial release of the defendant on specified conditions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 03/20/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Defendants Held on No Bail Status - Comprehensive Risk Assessment [HB-1109]
[Crime ]
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[Public Safety ]
Providing that in a case that does not involve a charge of a crime of violence, if a court orders a defendant to be held on no bail status, the applicable pretrial services unit shall immediately perform a risk assessment of the defendant to determine the likelihood that the defendant will flee or pose a danger to another person or the community; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/19/2013
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Restrictions [SB-690]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant who is charged with specified crimes; providing that a judge may authorize the pretrial release of a specified defendant on specified conditions and cash bail, a corporate surety bond, or a specified property bond; and creating a rebuttable presumption that a specified defendant will flee and pose a danger to another person or the community.
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Shank
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn on 03/05/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Bail Bondsmen - Acceptance of Installment Contracts [SB-489]
[Finance ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that if a bail bondsman arranges to accept payment of a bail bond premium in installments, the installment agreement shall include information about the total premium amount owed, down payment made, and other terms of the installment contract; requiring that information about the bail bond premium installment payment agreement be included in an affidavit of surety; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Criminal Defendants - Citations and Appearances [SB-422]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Declaring the intention of the General Assembly to monitor specified issues and determine whether modification of the Act is required at a specified time; authorizing an individual to file an application for a statement of charges with a District Court commissioner; authorizing the District Court commissioner to issue a summons or an arrest warrant under specified circumstances; requiring a police officer to charge a person by citation for specified misdemeanors and local ordinance violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Frosh
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Crimes - Elder Abuse or Neglect - Increased Penalties and Restrictions on [SB-223]
[Crime ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the penalties for the crime of causing abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult in the first or second degree; prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with causing abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult in the first or second degree; providing that a judge may authorize the pretrial release of the defendant on specified conditions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Gladden
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn on 03/05/2012