Drunk And Drugged Driving
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Drunk Driving - Administrative Per Se Offenses - Ignition Interlock System Program [HB-1490]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Modifying the periods of time that persons who commit administrative per se offenses may be required to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program; requiring a police officer to provide specified advice and information to persons who commit administrative per se offenses; and making the Act an emergency measure.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017
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Habitual Drunk Drivers - Mandatory Minimum Penalty [HB-1151]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Increasing a specified mandatory minimum penalty for a third or subsequent offense of driving under the influence of alcohol or under the influence of alcohol per se.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Driving While Impaired By Alcohol - Penalties [HB-1105]
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[Crime ]
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[Criminal Justice ]
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Providing penalties for convictions of driving while impaired by alcohol of a maximum fine of $1,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 1 year or both for a first offense; providing, for a second offense, a fine of not more than $2,000 or imprisonment of up to 2 years or both, and for a third or subsequent offense, a maximum fine of $4,000 or imprisonment of up to 4 years or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/13/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Drugged Driving - Oral Fluid Tests - Pilot Program [HB-1068]
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[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Establishing a pilot program to examine the testing of oral fluid samples by specified police officers to assist in determining if an individual is operating a motor vehicle while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance; authorizing a police officer in a participating jurisdiction who has reasonable grounds to believe that an individual is or has been driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance to request the individual to provide an oral fluid sample; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Geraldine Valentino-Smith
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/13/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Driving With Detectable Levels of a Controlled Dangerous Substance or Its Metabolites - Prohibition [SB-974]
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[Crime ]
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[Healthcare ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
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Prohibiting a person from driving or attempting to drive any vehicle while the person has a detectable level of a controlled dangerous substance or its metabolites in the person's blood, if the person is not entitled to use the controlled dangerous substance under the laws of the State; requiring the assessment of a specified number of points against a person for a violation of a specified provision of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin Ready
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Drugged Driving - Oral Fluid Tests - Pilot Program [SB-972]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Establishing a pilot program to examine the testing of oral fluid samples by specified police officers to assist in determining if an individual is operating a motor vehicle while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance; authorizing a police officer in a participating jurisdiction who has reasonable grounds to believe that an individual is or has been driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance to request the individual to provide an oral fluid sample; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Equipment - Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety Program [HB-783]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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Requiring each motor vehicles registered in the State and manufactured after January 1, 2022, to be equipped with specified driver alcohol detection equipment relating to the federal Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety program; prohibiting a person from tampering with, or otherwise attempting to circumvent, specified equipment installed on specified motor vehicles; and providing for a maximum penalty of $500 or imprisonment for not more than 2 months or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/13/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Evidence - Violation of Ignition Interlock System Requirement [HB-757]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Providing for the admissibility of a specified report of an approved service provider in a criminal proceeding to prove a violation of a specified requirement imposed by a court that the defendant use an ignition interlock system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Impaired by a Controlled Dangerous Substance - Penalties [HB-635]
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Increasing penalties from 3 years to 5 years imprisonment for the crime of homicide by motor vehicle or vessel while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 168 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Operating a Vehicle or Vessel - Injury to Others While Under the Influence of or Impaired by Alcohol or Drugs [HB-489]
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[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the prohibition against causing injury to another while operating a vehicle or vessel while under the influence of or impaired by alcohol or drugs to prohibit causing serious physical injury instead of life-threatening injury.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Manslaughter and Homicide by Vehicle or Vessel - Penalties [HB-393]
[Crime ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Increasing the maximum terms of imprisonment for the crimes of manslaughter by vehicle or vessel, homicide by vehicle or vessel while under the influence of alcohol or under the influence of alcohol per se, homicide by vehicle or vessel while impaired by alcohol, homicide by vehicle or vessel while impaired by drugs, and homicide by vehicle or vessel while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Drunk and Drugged Driving - Subsequent Offenders (Repeat Drunk Driving Offenders Act of 2017) [HB-371]
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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
Senators Zirkin, Smith, And Norman on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Impaired Boating [HB-295]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Making victims of a specified offense involving the operation of a vessel while under the influence of or impaired by alcohol or drugs eligible for payment through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 671 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Drunk and Drugged Driving - Subsequent Offenders and Punitive Damages (Repeat Drunk Driving Offenders Act of 2017) [SB-312]
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[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 Ferguson
Delegates Sydnor, Dumais, And Malone on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Homicide by Motor Vehicle or Vessel While Impaired by Controlled Dangerous Substance - Penalties [SB-229]
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Increasing penalties from 3 years to 5 years imprisonment for the crime of homicide by motor vehicle or vessel while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 167 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vessels - Operating While Under the Influence of or Impaired by Alcohol or Drugs [SB-30]
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[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Extending to all vessels the application of specified alcohol- and drug-related offenses.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 01/30/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Veterans - Medical Cannabis [SB-68]
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[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 Young
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/06/2017