Juvenile Causes
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placements - Mandatory Concurrent Planning [SB-585]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring, rather than authorizing, reasonable efforts to place a child for adoption or with a legal guardian to be made concurrently with reasonable efforts to preserve and reunify families under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2020
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Juvenile Law - Child Interrogation Protection Act [SB-593]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a law enforcement officer who takes a child into custody to provide notice to the child's parents, guardian, or custodian in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice; specifying the required contents of a notice; prohibiting the interrogation of a child by a law enforcement officer until the child has consulted with a certain attorney and a notice has been provided to the child's parent, guardian, or custodian; requiring that a consultation between a child and an attorney under the Act be confidential; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/31/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Children in Need of Assistance - Qualified Residential Treatment Program - Definition [HB-672]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Altering the definition of a "qualified residential treatment program" for purposes of certain provisions of law relating to the placement of children in need of assistance to require that a program, rather than discharge planning, must meet certain license and accreditation requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Judiciary
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 296 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Child Interrogation Protection Act [HB-624]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a law enforcement officer who takes a child into custody to provide notice to the child's parents, guardian, or custodian in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice; specifying the required contents of a notice; prohibiting the interrogation of a child by a law enforcement officer until the child has consulted with a certain attorney and a notice has been provided to the child's parent, guardian, or custodian; requiring that a consultation between a child and an attorney under the Act be confidential; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
First Reading Judiciary on 01/29/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services - Membership [SB-467]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
Expanding the membership of the State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services to include two additional members from the Department of Juvenile Services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 354 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Courts - Juvenile Court - Waiver of Jurisdiction - Victim Impact Statement [HB-552]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a court to consider a victim impact statement in determining whether to waive jurisdiction in a juvenile court case under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Reassigned To Judiciary on 01/30/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Child Pornography and Exhibition and Display of Obscene Items to Minors [HB-501]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing certain exceptions to provisions of law relating to the display and exhibition of a certain item to a minor, child pornography, and possession of a visual representation of a child under the age of 16 years; prohibiting a minor from engaging in certain conduct involving the display or exhibition of an item to another minor, child pornography, and possession of certain visual representations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Child Pornography and Exhibition and Display of Obscene Items to Minors [SB-365]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing certain exceptions to provisions of law relating to the display and exhibition of a certain item to a minor, child pornography, and possession of a visual representation of a child under the age of 16 years; prohibiting a minor from engaging in certain conduct involving the display or exhibition of an item to another minor, child pornography, and possession of certain visual representations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing Canceled on 01/29/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Juveniles Charged as Adults - Confidentiality of Records [SB-314]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that certain provisions of law relating to confidentiality of juvenile records apply to all police records and court records concerning a child excluded from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under a certain provision of law from the time of the child's arrest until a certain event occurs; establishing that, if a case is transferred to the juvenile court, certain provisions of law relating to confidentiality of juvenile records continue to apply and a certain criminal charge is subject to expungement; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Sydnor
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Juveniles – Sexting [HB-272]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing a certain mitigating factor in a certain juvenile court proceeding against a child for a certain violation; requiring and authorizing the juvenile court to take certain actions in making a certain disposition on a certain finding; prohibiting the juvenile court from taking certain actions in making a certain disposition on a certain finding; establishing that a child who is found by the juvenile court to have violated a certain provision of law is not subject to certain sex offender registration; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Third Reading Passed (133-0) on 03/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Jurisdiction - Attempted Carjacking and Attempted Armed Carjacking [SB-248]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over a child alleged to have committed attempted carjacking or attempted armed carjacking unless the child is under the age of 16 years or a court exercising criminal jurisdiction transfers a case to the juvenile court.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Hearing Canceled on 01/28/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) [HB-323]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a person who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to modify or reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; requiring a person to file a petition under the Act in a certain court; requiring a court to hold a hearing under certain circumstances; providing for a hearing held under the Act; requiring a State's Attorney to provide certain notice to a victim and a victim's representative under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane E Pendergrass
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Juvenile Proceedings - Fines, Fees, and Costs [HB-36]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing certain provisions of law authorizing the juvenile court to impose certain civil fines against a child found to have committed certain violations; repealing a certain provision of law authorizing the juvenile court to impose certain court costs against a juvenile respondent or the respondent's parent, guardian, or custodian under certain circumstances; repealing a certain provision of law authorizing the juvenile court to assess any party or parent of a child in a certain proceeding for services of a certain attorney; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Erek Barron
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 35 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Juvenile Offender in Need of Supervision Program - Study PG 304-17 [HB-1569]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Prince George's County Police Department to conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a Juvenile Offender in Need of Supervision program in each county precinct; requiring the study to consider specified criteria; and requiring the Department to report to the Prince George's County delegation to the General Assembly on specified findings of the study on or before December 15, 2017.
Sponsored by: Rep. Prince George's County Delegation
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Children in Need of Assistance - Sex Trafficking [HB-1219]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the definition of "sexual abuse" in provisions of law relating to children in need of assistance to include an act that involves the sex trafficking of a child by any individual; and defining the terms "sexual molestation or exploitation" and "sex trafficking" in provisions of law relating to children in need of assistance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Judiciary
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 157 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Department of Juvenile Services - Implementation of Task Force Recommendations - Report [HB-1256]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services to provide a progress report on the status of the implementation of specified recommendations of the Task Force to Study the Restraint, Searches, and Needs of Children in the Juvenile Justice System; requiring the Department to report on specified recommendations; requiring the Department to report on the implementation of the Task Force's recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than December 1, 2017.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Jalisi
Third Reading Passed (98-21) on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Juveniles - Mechanical Restraints [SB-981]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services to adopt regulations applicable to specified facilities that specify policies for the use of mechanical restraints on children; authorizing the transport of a child to or from a detention facility or hardware secure facility in mechanical restraints, except under specified circumstances and subject to specified conditions; prohibiting a child from being transported to or from a staff secure program in mechanical restraints, except under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/09/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Department of Juvenile Services - Implementation of Task Force Recommendations - Report [SB-982]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services to provide a progress report on the status of the implementation of specified recommendations of the Task Force to Study the Restraint, Searches, and Needs of Children in the Juvenile Justice System; requiring the Department to report on specified recommendations; and requiring the Department to report on the implementation of the Task Force's recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than December 1, 2017.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 487 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Procedure - Appearance by Video Conference [HB-928]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the juvenile court to permit a child to appear by video conference in specified proceedings.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna P Gaines
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Children in Need of Assistance - Sex Trafficking [SB-912]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the definition of "sexual abuse" in provisions of law relating to children in need of assistance to include an act that involves the sex trafficking of a child by any individual; and defining the terms "sexual molestation or exploitation" and "sex trafficking" in provisions of law relating to children in need of assistance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 156 on 04/18/2017