Juvenile Causes
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Dispositions - Placement Guidance [HB-1028]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Modifying the circumstances under which the juvenile court is prohibited from committing a child to the Department of Juvenile Services for out-of-home placement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Agnes Crutchfield
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/02/2021
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Nondiscrimination and LGBTQ+ Individuals [HB-1088]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
Stating that it is the policy of the State to provide equal access to various courts, agencies, programs, departments, and services for LGBTQ+ individuals, improve safety, well-being, and stability for LGBTQ+ individuals, ensure LGBTQ+ individuals are protected from discrimination on the basis of certain nonmerit factors, prohibit discrimination on the basis of certain nonmerit factors, and provide appropriate training to employees and contractors of various State agencies and departments; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gabriel Acevero
Hearing 3/17 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/12/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction [HB-1029]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by repealing provisions specifying that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over a child at least a certain age alleged to have committed certain acts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Agnes Crutchfield
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/02/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Procedure - Appearance by Video Conference [HB-808]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the juvenile court to permit a child to appear by video conference in certain proceedings.
Sponsored by: Rep. Keith E Haynes
Hearing 2/18 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/31/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Intersections - Prohibited Acts [SB-553]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a vehicle facing a circular green signal, a green arrow signal, or a steady yellow signal from entering an intersection if the vehicle is unable to completely proceed through the intersection; establishing certain exceptions to the prohibition; prohibiting a police officer from issuing a citation for a violation of the Act unless the approach to the intersection has certain signage installed notifying the public that a vehicle may not make a movement at the intersection that violates the Act's provisions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald N Young
Hearing Canceled on 02/05/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Life Without Parole - Imposition [SB-531]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting a court from imposing a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole on an individual who was under the age of 18 years at the time the offense was committed.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing Canceled on 02/05/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure – Registered Sex Offenders – Entry Onto School Property [SB-515]
[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing a certain exception authorizing, under certain circumstances, a student who is a registered sex offender to enter onto real property used for public or nonpublic elementary or secondary education; authorizing a student who is a registered sex offender to receive an education in accordance with State law in a locale other than real property used for public or nonpublic education; requiring a county board of education and the State Board of Education to develop certain guidelines and model policies; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 259 on 05/18/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Juveniles Convicted as Adults - Sentencing - Limitations and Reduction (Juvenile Restoration Act) [SB-494]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a court, when sentencing a minor convicted as an adult, to impose a sentence less than a certain minimum term; prohibiting a court from imposing a sentence of life without the possibility of parole or release for a minor; authorizing an individual convicted as an adult for an offense committed as a minor to file a motion to reduce the duration of the sentence; requiring a court to conduct a hearing on a motion to reduce the sentence; requiring notice of the hearing be given to the victim or the victim's representative; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Gubernatorial Veto Override (legislative Date: 4/8/2021) - Chapter 61 on 04/10/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public Safety - Police Athletic League Grant Fund - Establishment [SB-463]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Police Athletic League Grant Fund to assist local governments and organizations to create and support police athletic league programs; defining "police athletic league programs" as those designed to build relationships among youth, police, and community through certain activities with the goal of preventing juvenile crime; requiring the Governor annually to appropriate $500,000 for the Fund; requiring the Executive Director to establish procedures for local governments and organizations to apply for grants from the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/20/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Felony Murder - Limitation and Review of Convictions for Children [SB-395]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering provisions of law relating to murder in the first degree; providing that a person who was a child at the time of the offense may not be found to have committed murder in the first degree under certain provisions of law; authorizing a persons convicted, on or before September 30, 2021, of first degree murder who was a child at the time of the offense to file a motion for review of conviction; requiring a court to hold a certain hearing on the filing of a motion for review of conviction under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 3/16 At 12:30 P.m. on 03/04/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public Safety - Local Youth Violence Review Committees [SB-406]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a county to establish a local youth violence review committee to prevent violence and homicides involving youth assailants and youth victims by promoting cooperation among certain agencies, providing youth services, determining the causes of youth violence, and recommending certain changes; specifying that certain officials may organize a local youth violence review committee; providing the committee with access to certain information; providing that certain records obtained by the committee are confidential; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine
Hearing Canceled on 01/27/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Juveniles - Sexting [HB-180]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing a certain mitigating factor in a certain juvenile court proceeding against a child for a certain violation if the violation involved or arose out of sexting; prohibiting the court from making a disposition of community detention if the violation arose out of sexting unless the court finds that extraordinary circumstances exist; authorizing the court to order a child whose violation arose out of sexting to participate in an age-appropriate educational program on the risks and consequences of sexting; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Hearing 1/21 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure – Registered Sex Offenders – Entry Onto School Property [HB-48]
[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing a certain exception authorizing, under certain circumstances, a student who is a registered sex offender to enter onto real property used for public or nonpublic elementary or secondary education; requiring a student who is a registered sex offender to continue receiving an education in accordance with State law in a locale other than real property used for public or nonpublic education; requiring a county board of education and the State Board of Education to develop certain guidelines and policies; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Carl W. Jackson
House Conference Committee Appointed (delegates Shetty, R. Jones And Thiam) on 04/09/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Questioning of Minors by Police Officers [HB-331]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a police officer from questioning a certain minor unless an attorney for the minor is physically present with the minor or communicating with the minor through live, two-way electronic and audio communication.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Craig Johnson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/05/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Juveniles Charged as Adults – Study and Confinement [SB-222]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Repealing certain provisions requiring certain courts exercising criminal jurisdiction in certain cases involving a child to order the child to be held in a secure juvenile facility pending a certain determination; requiring a certain child to be held in a secure juvenile facility and prohibiting the child from having sight or sound contact with adult inmates while the child is awaiting trial; requiring, rather than authorizing, certain courts to order that a certain study of a child be made under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
Hearing 1/14 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Baltimore City and Prince George's County - Diversionary and Reentry Program [HB-68]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City to establish a Diversionary and Reentry Program in Baltimore City for at-risk youth and youth offenders; requiring the Office of the State's Attorney for Prince George's County to establish a Diversionary and Reentry Program in Prince George's County for at-risk youth and youth offenders; establishing that the purposes of the programs are to improve public safety, develop skills for at-risk youth, and reduce recidivism by youth offenders; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Hearing Canceled on 02/25/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Juvenile Interrogation Protection Act [SB-136]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[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; requiring the notice to include the child's location, the reason for the custody action, and instructions on how to make in-person contact; 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; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 2/04 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Baltimore City and Prince George's County - Diversionary and Reentry Program [SB-115]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City to establish a certain Diversionary and Reentry Program in Baltimore City for at-risk youth and youth offenders; requiring the Office of the State's Attorney for Prince George's County to establish a Diversionary and Reentry Program in Prince George's County for at-risk youth and youth offenders; establishing the purposes of the programs are to improve public safety, develop skills for at-risk youth, and reduce recidivism by youth offenders; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Obie Patterson
Hearing 2/03 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Juveniles Convicted as Adults - Sentencing - Limitations and Reduction (Juvenile Restoration Act) [HB-409]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a court, when sentencing a minor convicted as an adult, to impose a sentence less than the minimum term; prohibiting a court from imposing a sentence of life without the possibility of parole or release for a minor; authorizing a certain individual convicted as an adult for an offense committed as a minor to file a motion to reduce the duration of the sentence; requiring the court to conduct a hearing on a motion to reduce the sentence; requiring that notice of the hearing be given to the victim or the victim's representative; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 1/21 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Probation [HB-362]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requiring that the duration of a term of probation for a child be consistent with any treatment and rehabilitation needs identified for the child; specifying that the duration of a term of probation may not exceed a certain period of time, except under certain circumstances; and authorizing the juvenile court to require an additional term of probation, not to exceed 1 year, if the court determines after a hearing that additional time is needed to meet the child's treatment and rehabilitation needs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Geraldine Valentino-Smith
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/02/2021