Crimes And Punishments
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
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Criminal Procedure - Charges Against Correctional Officer - Review by State's Attorney [HB-166]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering a definition to make specified provisions of law requiring State's Attorney review of an application for a statement of charges against a law enforcement officer applicable to an application for a statement of charges against specified other law enforcement officers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 170 on 04/18/2017
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Criminal Procedure - Charges Against Correctional Officer - Review by State's Attorney [SB-207]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering a definition to make specified provisions of law requiring State's Attorney review of an application for a statement of charges against a law enforcement officer applicable to an application for a statement of charges against specified other law enforcement officers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 169 on 04/18/2017
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Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Definition of Convicted of a Disqualifying Crime [SB-224]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 804 on 05/27/2017
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Crimes - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report [SB-135]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that specified persons who are required to provide specified notice or make reports of suspected child abuse or neglect may not knowingly fail to give the notice or make the reports if the specified person has actual knowledge of the abuse or neglect or witnesses the act of the abuse or neglect; establishing a misdemeanor and penalties on conviction of a fine not to exceed $1,000 or maximum imprisonment of 6 months or both for knowingly failing to report child abuse or neglect; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/05/2017
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Hate Crimes - Prohibitions and Protected Classes - Expansion to Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders [SB-120]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
Including law enforcement officers and first responders within the scope of specified prohibitions against committing crimes against specified persons, damaging property of specified persons, burning objects, and damaging specified buildings if there is evidence that exhibits animosity against persons or groups due to race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, disability, national origin, or status as homeless.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 1/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
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St. Mary's County - Foxes and Hounds - Repeal of Provisions [SB-103]
[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: Sen. Stephen M. Waugh
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 291 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
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Motor Vehicles - Use of Fog Lights When Windshield Wipers Operating - Repeal [SB-86]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Repealing the authority of a driver to use a vehicle's fog lights instead of the vehicle's headlamps during the continuous operation of the vehicle's windshield wipers under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 750 on 05/25/2017
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Interstate Boating Violator Compact [SB-81]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Recreation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Governor to enter into the Interstate Boating Violator Compact; providing that the purposes of the Compact are to provide a means for party states to participate in a specified reciprocal program and to provide for the fair and impartial treatment of boating violators operating within party states; providing for a Board of Boating Compact Administrators for specified purposes; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to adopt specified regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Warner Simonaire
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/03/2017
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Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Law Enforcement Officers (Blue Lives Matter Act of 2017) [SB-42]
[Crime ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Including law enforcement officers within the scope of specified prohibitions against committing crimes against specified persons, damaging property of specified persons, and burning objects and damaging specified buildings in circumstances exhibiting animosity against persons or groups due to race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, disability, national origin, or status as homeless.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Ray Salling
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/27/2017
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Criminal Law - Veterans - Medical Cannabis [SB-68]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
Adding posttraumatic stress disorder to the definition of "debilitating medical condition" for the purposes of specified affirmative defenses to a charge of use or possession of marijuana; establishing a specified affirmative defense for a charge of use or possession of marijuana for a specified qualified veteran patient; establishing a specified written certification for a qualified veteran patient; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald N Young
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/06/2017
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Criminal Procedure - Shielding - Nolle Prosequi [HB-48]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the District Court of Maryland to shield specified records from public access within 60 days following an entry of nolle prosequi by the State in a criminal court proceeding under specified circumstances; authorizing the State's Attorney to object to the shielding of specified records by filing an objection within a specified time period; requiring the court to schedule a hearing under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/20/2017
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Hate Crimes - Prohibitions and Protected Classes - Expansion to Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders [HB-19]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
Including law enforcement officers and first responders within the scope of specified prohibitions against committing crimes against specified persons, damaging property of specified persons, and burning objects and damaging specified buildings in circumstances exhibiting animosity against persons or groups due to race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, disability, national origin, or status as homeless; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven J. Arentz
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/20/2017
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Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Law Enforcement Officers (Blue Lives Matter Act of 2017) [HB-25]
[Crime ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Including law enforcement officers within the scope of specified prohibitions against committing crimes against specified persons, damaging property of specified persons, and burning objects and damaging specified buildings in circumstances exhibiting animosity against persons or groups due to race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, disability, national origin, or status as homeless.
Sponsored by: Rep. Meagan Christin Simonaire
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/20/2017