Crimes And Punishments
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Child Custody - Legal Decision Making and Parenting Time [SB-368]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repealing references to the terms "child custody" and "visitation" and substituting the terms "legal decision making" and "parenting time" in specified instances; requiring the court, in determining the appropriate allocation of legal decision making or parenting time between the parties, to consider specified factors; authorizing the court to award joint legal decision making to both parties under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2017
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Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Applicability [HB-455]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Clarifying that a person who has charge or custody of an animal and who unnecessarily fails to provide the animal with proper air, proper space, proper shelter, or proper protection from the weather is guilty of violating a specified prohibition against abuse or neglect of an animal; and clarifying that a person who intentionally mutilates, intentionally tortures, intentionally cruelly beats, or intentionally cruelly kills an animal is guilty of violating a specified prohibition against aggravated cruelty to animals.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank S. Turner
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 188 on 04/18/2017
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Criminal Procedure - Charging Procedures and Documents - Citation [HB-408]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Modifying the circumstances under which a police officer is required to charge by citation; 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 to include a defendant subject to arrest for another alleged misdemeanor involving serious injury or immediate health risk, an alleged felony related to the same incident, or an open warrant.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/10/2017
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State Compensation for Erroneous Conviction and Imprisonment - Certification of Error [SB-348]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a specified individual to request that a State's Attorney certify that a conviction was made in error under specified circumstances; providing that an individual is eligible for a specified grant from the Board of Public Works if a State's Attorney has certified that the individual's conviction was made in error; establishing the Task Force to Study Erroneous Conviction and Imprisonment; requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and General Assembly by December 15, 2017.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 799 on 05/27/2017
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Vehicle Laws - Drunk and Drugged Driving - Subsequent Offenders (Repeat Drunk Driving Offenders Act of 2017) [HB-371]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Increasing specified penalties for drunk and drugged driving offenses for individuals who have been convicted previously for specified crimes; requiring a specified notice; and providing for the application of specified provisions of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Senate Refuses To Recede on 04/10/2017
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Criminal Law - Betting, Wagering, and Gambling - Civil Offense [HB-377]
[Gaming ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the penalty for specified conduct relating to betting, wagering, or gambling; making specified conduct relating to betting, wagering, or gambling a civil offense; authorizing a police officer to issue a citation under specified circumstances; establishing requirements for a citation issued under the Act; requiring the police officer to forward a copy of the citation to a specified court; providing that a person may request a trial within 30 days after the issuance of the citation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/15/2017
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Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer End-of-Life Option Act [SB-354]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making specified requests; prohibiting another individual from requesting aid in dying on behalf of an individual; requiring a written request for aid in dying to meet specified requirements; establishing specified requirements for witnesses to a written request for aid in dying; requiring a written request for aid in dying to be in a specified form; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/09/2017
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Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Definition of Convicted of a Disqualifying Crime [HB-294]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering a specified definition of "convicted of a disqualifying crime" to include a case in which a person received probation before judgment for assault in the second degree if the crime was a specified domestically related crime.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 805 on 05/27/2017
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Criminal Law - Extortion - Unauthorized Software [HB-340]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the creation of or unauthorized introduction into a computer, computer system, or computer network of unauthorized software designed to restrict access or use by an authorized user for the purpose of extorting money, property, or anything of value from another; establishing that a violation is a felony with up to 10 years imprisonment and up to a $10,000 fine; providing that a person who has suffered a specified injury because of a specified violation may bring a civil action in a specified court; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/06/2017
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Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Possession of Marijuana [HB-379]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement at a specified time if the person was convicted of possession of marijuana.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ana Sol Gutierrez
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/10/2017
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Motor Vehicles - Aggressive Driving [HB-333]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the motor vehicle offense of aggressive driving to include the commission of a specified number of an alternate set of specified motor vehicle offenses under specified circumstances; and establishing that specified persons charged with a violation for aggressive driving must appear in court and may not prepay the fine.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn J B Howard
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/06/2017
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Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty [HB-389]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Making it a misdemeanor subject to a prison term of up to 6 months or a fine of up to $2,500 or both, for a health practitioner, a police officer, an educator, or a human service worker with actual knowledge of child abuse or neglect to fail to report the abuse or neglect.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/06/2017
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Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Mental Injury [HB-359]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the definition of "mental injury" for the purpose of specified child abuse and neglect statutes to include the observable, identifiable, and substantial impairment of a child's mental or psychological ability to function that results from the child's exposure to an act that constitute a crime of violence, under specified provisions of law, committed by a parent or household or family member against a parent or household or family member.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/10/2017
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Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer End-of-Life Option Act [HB-370]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making specified requests; prohibiting another individual from requesting aid in dying on behalf of an individual; requiring a written request for aid in dying to meet specified requirements; establishing specified requirements for witnesses to a written request for aid in dying; requiring a written request for aid in dying to be in a specified form; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 02/16/2017
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Drunk and Drugged Driving - Subsequent Offenders and Punitive Damages (Repeat Drunk Driving Offenders Act of 2017) [SB-312]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that a person who causes personal injury or wrongful death while operating or attempting to operate a motor vehicle and who has a specified alcohol concentration in the person's blood or breath or who refuses to submit to a specified test for alcohol concentration is liable for punitive damages under specified circumstances; requiring a party who seeks to recover punitive damages under the Act to plead specified facts with particularity; providing for a standard of proof of clear and convincing evidence for a claim of punitive damages;
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Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Third Reading Passed With Amendments (139-0) on 04/10/2017
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Criminal Law - Prostitution and Assignation - Penalties [SB-271]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the penalty to which a person is subject on conviction of procuring or soliciting or offering to procure or solicit for prostitution or assignation; altering the penalty to which a person is subject on conviction of engaging in prostitution or assignation; and altering the penalty to which a person is subject for keeping, setting up, occupying, maintaining, or operating specified structures for prostitution or assignation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 02/20/2017
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Disclosure of Medical Records - Guardian Ad Litem - Victims of Crime or Delinquent Acts [HB-233]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a health care provider to disclose a medical record without specified authorization to a guardian ad litem appointed by a court to protect specified interests of a minor or a disabled or elderly individual who is a specified victim, for a specified purpose and use in specified court proceedings; authorizing a specified guardian ad litem to redisclose a specified record under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 166 on 04/18/2017
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Cownose Ray Fishery Management Plan and Moratorium on Contests [HB-211]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to prepare a specified fishery management plan for the cownose ray species; requiring the Department to prepare a specified fishery management plan for the cownose ray species by December 31, 2018, subject to available funding; prohibiting a person from sponsoring, conducting, or participating in a cownose ray fishing contest in State waters until July 1, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank S. Turner
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 398 on 05/04/2017
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Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction [SB-215]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Repealing provisions of law that exclude from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court a child of a specified age alleged to have committed specified offenses; repealing provisions of law governing the transfer of specified criminal cases to the juvenile court; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/06/2017
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St. Mary's County - Foxes and Hounds - Repeal of Provisions [HB-187]
[Animals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing specified provisions of law that relate to trapping or shooting specified foxes or shooting or molesting specified hounds in St. Mary's County.
Sponsored by: Rep. St. Mary's County Delegation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 290 on 04/18/2017