Juvenile Law
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 Model Prisons Study Workgroup [HB-698]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Maryland Model Prisons Study Workgroup to develop a plan to bring about fundamental changes to the culture and practices of State prisons and to consult with certain social justice organizations as part of the process; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Workgroup; authorizing the reimbursement of certain expenses; requiring the Workgroup to report and make recommendations the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Agnes Crutchfield
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/02/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Department of Juvenile Services – Juvenile Offense Database [HB-672]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services, in coordination with the Administrative Office of the Courts, to develop, maintain, regularly update, and publish a searchable database of all offenses involving juveniles on its website; prohibiting the database from containing certain information; providing that certain provisions of law mandating the confidentiality of certain juvenile records do not prohibit the publication of, or access to or use of, certain information concerning certain juveniles in a certain database; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dalya Attar
First Reading Judiciary on 01/26/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
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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
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Juvenile Services Education Board and Program – Establishment, Powers, and Duties [SB-497]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing provisions of law establishing educational programs for juveniles in residential facilities under the State Department of Education; establishing the Juvenile Services Education Board in the Department of Juvenile Services; requiring the Board to approve all educational services for juveniles in a residential facility beginning July 1, 2022; establishing the Juvenile Services Education Program; requiring the Board, to the extent practicable, to reflect the diversity of the student population that the Department serves; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 147 on 05/18/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
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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 - 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
Juvenile Services Education Board and Program – Establishment, Powers, and Duties [HB-71]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing provisions of law establishing educational programs for juveniles in residential facilities under the State Department of Education; establishing the Juvenile Services Education Board in the Department of Juvenile Services; requiring the Board to reflect the diversity of the student population the Department serves; requiring the Board to oversee and approve all educational services to all juveniles who are in a residential facility beginning July 1, 2022; establishing the Juvenile Services Education Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric G Luedtke
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/12/2021
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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
Juvenile Law - Conduct by Children Involving Sexually Explicit or Nude Images [HB-382]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a child, an individual under the age of 18 years, from knowingly sending, displaying, or publishing to another a sexually explicit or nude image depicting another child under certain circumstances; prohibiting a child from knowingly sending, displaying, or publishing to another a sexually explicit or nude image depicting only himself or herself under certain circumstances; prohibiting a child from knowingly possessing a sexually explicit or nude image depicting another child without the other child's consent; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 1/21 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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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
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
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Department of Juvenile Services – Deputy Secretaries [SB-146]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Secretary of Juvenile Services to appoint an additional deputy secretary as necessary under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Budget and Taxation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 128 on 04/13/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Juvenile Interrogation Protection Act [HB-315]
[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; prohibiting the interrogation of a child by a law enforcement officer until the child has consulted with a certain attorney and an effort to provide certain notice to the child's parent, guardian, or custodian has been made; requiring an interrogation of a child to be recorded under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Informal Adjustment [HB-169]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Authorizing the juvenile court to refer a certain matter to the Department of Juvenile Services for a certain informal adjustment if the time for a certain adjudicatory hearing has been waived and the petition is not the result of an unsuccessful informal adjustment; providing a certain exception to the requirement that the court hold an adjudicatory hearing; and requiring a certain petition to be dismissed if a certain informal adjustment is successfully completed.
Sponsored by: Rep. Geraldine Valentino-Smith
Hearing 2/25 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/10/2021
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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Juvenile Law - Disclosure of Court Records [SB-91]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing that a prohibition against the disclosure of court records pertaining to a certain child does not prohibit access to and confidential use of the court record by the Department of Human Services, local departments of social services, the Maryland Department of Health, or local health departments in coordination with the Department of Juvenile Services for purposes relevant to the provision of services or care; and requiring that certain disclosed records be kept confidential in accordance with certain laws.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 669 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction [SB-863]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Expanding the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by altering certain provisions of law that exclude from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court a child of a certain age alleged to have committed any of certain offenses; and making certain conforming changes in provisions of law relating to the distinction between an accessory before the fact and a principal in a crime.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/23/2018