Criminal Injuries Compensation
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Compensation to Claimants [HB-968]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the maximum amounts of certain compensation awardable by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; authorizing the Board to negotiate a settlement with a person that has provided certain funeral or death-related services; altering the time within which a claimant is required to file a claim for compensation from the Board; authorizing a claimant to file a claim with the Board electronically in a certain manner; prohibiting certain persons from engaging in certain debt collection activities under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Eugene Davis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 378 on 04/30/2019
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Prince George’s County – Speed Monitoring Systems – Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) PG 305–19 [HB-187]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Repealing certain provisions of law that limit the location of speed monitoring systems that may be placed and used on Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) in Prince George's County; increasing the number of speed monitoring systems that may be placed on Maryland Route 210 in Prince George's County; requiring the State Highway Administration, in conjunction with the Prince George's County Department of Public Works and Transportation, to study the factors contributing to an overabundance of motor vehicle accidents on Maryland Route 210; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Prince George's County Delegation
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 586 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Pilot Program - Alleged Rape, Sexual Offense, or Child Sexual Abuse - HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis [HB-1249]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Establishing the Pilot Program for Preventing HIV Infection for Rape Victims to be administered by the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention and to provide a victim of an alleged rape or sexual offense or a victim of alleged child sexual abuse treatment and follow-up care for postexposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV infection; providing that payments made to certain health care providers from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board may not exceed a total of $750,000 annually; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Sexual Assault Evidence Kits - Privacy and Reimbursement [HB-1248]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a physician, qualified health care provider, and hospital from including a narrative describing the alleged offense or a photograph of the victim in any request to obtain payment for certain services related to sexual assault forensic examinations for certain sexually related crimes under certain circumstances; altering the services for which the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board is required to pay certain claims and for which a physician and a qualified health care provider are immune from civil liability; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane E Pendergrass
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/14/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Interstate Human Trafficking of Minors Prohibition Act [HB-1152]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that certain persons who are required to provide certain notice or make certain reports of suspected child pregnancy as required by the Act may not knowingly fail to give the notice or make the report; providing certain penalties for a violation of a certain provision of the Act; prohibiting a person from bringing or causing another to bring a minor into the State to commit certain violations of the law prohibiting human trafficking; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard K Impallaria
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2019
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Justice Reinvestment Act [SB-1005]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Division of Parole and Probation to conduct a risk and needs assessment on inmates as soon as feasible after sentencing and develop a case plan to guide an inmate's rehabilitation while in custody; altering the manner in which specified diminution credits may be earned; authorizing expungement for convictions for specified misdemeanors after 10 years, or 15 years under specified conditions; establishing the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board and the Local Government Justice Reinvestment Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas V. Miller
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 515 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Health Care Malpractice Claims - Health Care Alternative Dispute Resolution Office - Repeal [HB-992]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing provisions of law relating to the Health Care Alternative Dispute Resolution Office; terminating the Health Claims Arbitration Fund; requiring the clerk of a court to forward to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene copies of specified pleadings and certificates of a qualified expert; requiring the Department to forward to the State Board of Physicians copies of specified pleadings and certificates of a qualified expert; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Justice Reinvestment Act [HB-1312]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Mental Health ]
Requiring the Division of Parole and Probation to conduct a specified risk and needs assessment on specified inmates and include the results in a specified case record; altering the manner in which specified diminution credits may be earned; requiring the Division to impose specified graduated sanctions; establishing the Addiction Treatment Divestiture Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; establishing the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board and the Local Government Justice Reinvestment Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/05/2016
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia Possession of Less Than 10 Grams of Marijuana - Code Violation [HB-495]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Public Health ]
Specifying that a person who violates a specified provision of law involving the use or possession of marijuana in the amount of 10 grams or more is guilty of the misdemeanor of possession of marijuana; altering the penalty for the possession or use of specified drug paraphernalia involving the use or possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana; making the possession of specified drug paraphernalia a civil offense; requiring a court to order specified persons to attend specified drug education, assessment, or treatment programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/01/2015
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Energy Drinks - Sale to and Possession by Minors Prohibited [SB-986]
[Children and Youth ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from distributing, selling, furnishing, or giving away or offering to sell, furnish, or give away an energy drink to a minor; establishing a specified defense for a prosecution for a specified violation; prohibiting a person from selling or offering to sell an energy drink in a vending machine or any other automatic device; prohibiting a person from providing free samples of energy drinks or coupons for free or discounted energy drinks to minors; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/10/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Victims of Crime - Legal Representatives of Minors and Disabled and Elderly Persons [SB-940]
[Crime ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing a personal representative to request specified compensation, restitution, or financial property interest for a decedent who was a victim of a crime; providing that the rights, duties, and powers of a guardian of the person of a minor shall include serving as a victim's representative under specified circumstances; authorizing a court to order a guardian of the person of a specified person with a disability to serve as a victim's representative under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Norman R Stone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 207 on 04/14/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Child Abuse Victims [SB-830]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the date by which, in a case of child abuse, a specified claimant may file a claim with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennie M Forehand
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 200 on 04/14/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Membership - Family Member of Homicide Victim [SB-512]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Altering the membership of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board to include one person who is a family member of a homicide victim.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 177 on 04/14/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Crime Victims and Witnesses Funds - Court Costs [SB-1005]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing specified costs imposed by a circuit court and the District Court for specified crimes and offenses; increasing the amount of money from specified fees collected by a circuit court and the District Court that the Comptroller must deposit into the State Victims of Crime Fund; and excluding specified fees collected under the Act from a specified calculation relating to the amount of money that the Comptroller must deposit into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund and the State Victims of Crime Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennie M Forehand
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/11/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Crime Victims and Witnesses Funds - Court Costs [HB-803]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing specified costs imposed by a circuit court and the District Court for specified crimes and offenses; increasing the amount of money from specified fees collected by a circuit court and the District Court that the Comptroller must deposit into the State Victims of Crime Fund; and excluding specified fees collected under the Act from a specified calculation relating to the amount of money that the Comptroller must deposit into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund and the State Victims of Crime Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 04/07/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Victims of Crime - Legal Representatives of Minors and Disabled and Elderly Persons [HB-705]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing a personal representative to request specified compensation, restitution, or financial property interest for a decedent who was a victim of a crime; providing that the rights, duties, and powers of a guardian of the person of a minor shall include serving as a victim's representative under specified circumstances; authorizing a court to order a guardian of the person of a specified person with a disability to serve as a victim's representative under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Energy Drinks - Sale to and Possession by Minors Prohibited [HB-1273]
[Children and Youth ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from distributing, selling, furnishing, or giving away or offering to sell, furnish, or give away an energy drink to a minor; establishing a specified defense for a prosecution for a specified violation; prohibiting a person from selling or offering to sell an energy drink in a vending machine or any other automatic device; prohibiting a person from providing free samples of energy drinks or coupons for free or discounted energy drinks to minors; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Child Abuse Victims [HB-1244]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the date by which, in a case of child abuse, a specified claimant may file a claim with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund - Court Costs [SB-626]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the imposition of specified court costs if a defendant is sentenced to probation before judgment for or pleads nolo contendere to a specified crime or offense.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard S Madaleno
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Inmate Earnings - Compensation for Victims of Crime [SB-258]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to withhold 20% of the earnings of an inmate in the Private Sector/Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program of the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance for compensation for victims of crime; requiring the Department to allocate earnings that are withheld in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher B. Shank
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/16/2013