Citations
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems – Yellow Signal Compliance [HB-204]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting certain law enforcement agencies from issuing a citation for a violation recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system at a traffic control signal that does not comply with certain yellow light timing requirements set in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Highway Administration consistent with standards or guidelines established by the Federal Highway Administration.
Sponsored by: Rep. Herbert H. McMillan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 290 on 04/24/2018
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Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement - Leased Vehicles [HB-1769]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring certain State or local agencies to mail certain traffic citations generated by certain automated enforcement systems and issued to vehicles under a lease of 6 months or more to the lessee of the motor vehicle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/23/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Civil Penalty for Failure to Pay Video Toll - Limitation [HB-1718]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establishing a civil penalty of up to $25 for a video toll violation to be assessed 15 days after the violation occurs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Business Regulation – Retail Pet Stores [HB-1662]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
Prohibiting retail pet stores from offering for sale, transferring, or disposing of cats or dogs; repealing certain provisions of law that authorize the sale of certain cats and dogs and set forth the requirements for a retail pet store that offers to sell certain cats or dogs under certain circumstances; stating the intent of the General Assembly that animal welfare organizations initiate contact with retail pet stores to facilitate the showcasing of dogs and cats for adoption or for purchase from local breeders; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar P Barve
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 237 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Oyster Poaching - Administrative Penalties [HB-1172]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Water ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing a requirement that the Department of Natural Resources hold a certain hearing within 60 days after a person who holds a certain license to catch oysters received a citation for a certain offense; requiring the Department to hold a certain hearing before the revocation of an authorization to catch oysters and within 90 days after the cited individual commits a certain offense; requiring the Department to report annually on certain oyster poaching-related penalties to certain committees of the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven J. Arentz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 520 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems [HB-1151]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering requirements for the annual calibration checks required for speed monitoring systems; requiring a local jurisdiction with a speed monitoring system program to publish online certain information; authorizing a person who receives a citation from a speed monitoring system to request the presence of certain individuals at trial; reducing from 20 to 10 days the time required for a notice requesting the presence of certain individuals at trial; establishing a certain presumption in favor of an individual issued a certain citation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil C Parrott
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/12/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Distribution of Electronic Cigarettes to Minors - Prohibition and Penalties [HB-1094]
[Children and Youth ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting under criminal law a person that distributes tobacco products for commercial purposes from distributing to a minor an electronic nicotine delivery system; prohibiting under criminal law certain persons from purchasing for or selling an electronic nicotine delivery system to a minor; prohibiting under criminal law certain minors from using, possessing, obtaining, or attempting to obtain an electronic nicotine delivery system; establishing a criminal penalty for distribution of nicotine delivery systems to minors; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 785 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Citations in Lieu of Arrest [SB-971]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in consultation with the Anne Arundel County Police Academy, to develop and maintain a uniform statewide training curriculum that includes role-playing exercises to ensure the use of best practices in issuance of citations in lieu of arrest.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Licensing and Registration - Unpaid Fines or Failure to Appear - Penalties [SB-925]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing the requirement that an individual have $300 of unpaid fines before qualifying to enter into a payment plan with the clerk of the court to pay certain overdue fines; requiring that a traffic citation provide certain notice that a person may be unable to have the person's driver's license or permit issued, reissued, or renewed under certain circumstances; clarifying the circumstances under which the Motor Vehicle Administration may charge a fee to an individual for certain registration renewal; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/14/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [SB-907]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting, except under certain circumstances, the performance or inducement or attempted performance or inducement of an abortion unless a certain determination as to the probable age of the unborn child is made by a certain physician; providing that the failure of a physician to perform certain actions is deemed "unprofessional conduct"; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to adopt certain regulations on or before January 1, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/14/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Tobacco Products and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions [SB-895]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
Requiring certain licensees to post a certain sign in a certain location; altering the minimum age, from 18 to 21, for an individual to purchase or be sold tobacco products; authorizing the Maryland Department of Health to conduct certain inspections of licensed retailers; authorizing the Department to use individuals under the age of 21 years to assist in conducting a certain inspection; exempting certain individuals from a certain minimum age requirement for an individual to purchase or be sold tobacco products; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
First Reading Economic Matters And Health And Government Operations on 03/19/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Gaming - Civil Offense [SB-842]
[Gaming ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the penalty for certain conduct relating to betting, wagering, or gambling; making certain conduct relating to betting, wagering, or gambling a civil offense; establishing that adjudication of a violation under a certain provision of the Act is not a criminal conviction for any purpose and does not impose any of the civil disabilities that may result from a criminal conviction; altering certain penalties; authorizing a certain police officer to issue a certain citation under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 495 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Bus Lane Monitoring Cameras - Authorization [SB-837]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from driving a motor vehicle in a dedicated bus lane unless authorized by a local jurisdiction, subject to certain exceptions; authorizing the Maryland Transit Administration to use, under certain standards and procedures, a certain bus lane monitoring camera to enforce the prohibition against driving a motor vehicle in a designated bus lane; modifying the jurisdiction of the District Court to include certain proceedings related to bus lane monitoring cameras; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Neighborhood Nuisance - Civil Penalties [SB-692]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person responsible for any premises from conducting, causing, permitting, or aiding a neighborhood nuisance or unruly social event; authorizing certain law enforcement officers to issue a citation for certain violations of the Act; specifying who may be issued a citation for certain violations; requiring that a citation include certain information; authorizing a person issued a citation to stand trial if certain notice is filed with the District Court at a certain time; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Criminal Citations - Reporting [SB-566]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring certain law enforcement officers to record certain information pertaining to the issuance of certain citations; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission and the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center, in consultation with the Administrative Office of the Courts, to develop a certain format for the recording of certain data and to develop certain procedures relating to the compilation and submission of certain data on or before a certain date; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 2/20 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Driving Without a License or While License is Suspended - Penalties [SB-462]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the maximum penalty for driving on a highway without a license; altering the maximum penalty for driving a motor vehicle while a person's license or privilege to drive is suspended under certain provisions of State law relating to nonpayment of child support, noncompliance with an order to attend a certain driver improvement program, lapse of required security, noncompliance with traffic citations, and nonpayment of fines; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Tobacco Products and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems - Minimum Age and Civil Fines [SB-378]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering certain provisions of law to prohibit a certain person from distributing a certain tobacco product or electronic nicotine delivery system to an individual under the age of 21 years, rather than to a minor; prohibiting a person from distributing a certain tobacco product or electronic nicotine delivery system without first examining a government-issued photographic identification of a certain purchaser or recipient in order to determine the date of birth of the prospective purchaser or recipient; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
First Reading Finance And Judicial Proceedings on 01/31/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Charging Procedures and Documents - Citation [SB-341]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Modifying the circumstances under which a police officer is required to charge by citation for certain misdemeanor or local ordinance violations that have an imprisonment penalty of up to 90 days; modifying the categories of offenses for which a police officer is authorized to charge by citation; and modifying the circumstances under which a police officer may charge a defendant by citation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles - Reserved Parking Spaces [SB-316]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
Prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle that is not a plug-in electric drive vehicle in a parking space that is designated for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles; requiring that a parking space for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles have certain pavement markings; requiring that a parking space for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles be counted as part of the overall number of parking spaces for certain purposes; establishing a civil penalty of $50 for a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/04/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Unpackaged Cigarettes - Prohibition on Sale [SB-310]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a certain person from selling an unpackaged cigarette; authorizing an enforcement officer of the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program in the Baltimore City Health Department to enforce the Act in a certain manner; requiring an enforcement officer to report a violation of the Act to a State's Attorney; and providing that issuance of a citation for violation of a certain provision of law precludes prosecution under the Act for a violation arising out of the same incident.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 314 on 04/30/2019