Juvenile Law
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Waiver and Transfer of Jurisdiction [SB-824]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing a certain provision requiring the juvenile court, for purposes of determining whether to waive its jurisdiction under certain circumstances, to assume that a certain child committed a certain delinquent act; altering the criteria that the juvenile court is required to consider in determining whether to waive jurisdiction with respect to a petition alleging delinquency; specifying that the State has the burden of proving that a certain court should not transfer jurisdiction to the juvenile court; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Hearing 3/07 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Membership - Department of Juvenile Services State Advisory Board [SB-72]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Expanding the membership of the State Advisory Board for the Department of Juvenile Services; and requiring certain members appointed to the Board from the general public to meet certain requirements to include one that shall be a victim advocate.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 270 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Intake Procedures [SB-71]
[Children and Youth ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Extending the period of time, from within 25 days to within 30 days of receiving a complaint, during which a juvenile intake officer, in considering a certain complaint involving a child, is required to make a certain inquiry and is authorized to take certain actions; extending the period of time to not later than 30 days during which an intake officer is required to discuss with the child and the child's parent or guardian information regarding a referral for a mental health or substance abuse screening of the child; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/15/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juvenile Law – Sex Trafficking – Immunity, Services, and Investigations [SB-688]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a law enforcement officer who has reason to believe that a certain child is a victim of sex trafficking to notify a certain regional navigator; declaring the intent of the General Assembly that a minor who is reasonably believed to have engaged in prostitution be treated as a victim of sexual abuse and have access to immediate child-centered and trauma-informed services; providing certain immunity for a minor who engages in certain prostitution-related conduct; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 3/07 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juveniles Charged as Adults - Transfer of Jurisdiction - Community Detention [SB-624]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a court exercising criminal jurisdiction in a case involving a child to order that the child be placed in community detention pending a certain determination; establishing a certain exception to the requirement that a certain court order a child to be held in a secure juvenile facility under certain circumstances; requiring that a certain finding by a certain court be based on certain facts; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 3/07 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Court Records - Sealing [SB-625]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Repealing a provision of law requiring the juvenile court to order certain court records sealed after a child has reached 21 years of age; and requiring the juvenile court to order the court records of a child sealed when the court's jurisdiction is terminated under a certain provision of law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 3/07 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction [SB-626]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over a child at least 14 years old alleged to have done an act which, if committed by an adult, would be a crime punishable by life imprisonment; and over a child at least 16 years old alleged to have committed certain crimes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Police and Court Records - Access by Counsel [SB-623]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that certain provisions of law relating to the confidentiality of police records and court records involving a child do not prohibit access to and use of certain police records, court records, or fingerprints of a certain child by counsel for the child at each stage of a certain legal proceeding against the child.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 3/07 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juveniles Charged as Adults – Confidentiality of Records [SB-452]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that, pending a determination by a court exercising criminal jurisdiction in a case involving a child whether to transfer its jurisdiction to the juvenile court, provisions of law relating to the confidentiality of juvenile records apply to all police records and court records concerning the child 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; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Senate Refuses To Concur - House Amendments on 04/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Informal Adjustment [SB-401]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Authorizing a certain court to refer a certain matter to the Department of Juvenile Services for a certain informal adjustment if it is in the best interests of the public and the child; and requiring a certain petition to be dismissed if a certain informal adjustment is successfully completed.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing Canceled on 02/04/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Evidence - Chain of Custody of DNA [SB-369]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Science ]
Establishing that a certain report signed by the DNA analyst is prima facie evidence of certain matters for a certain purpose under certain circumstances; providing that a certain DNA profile may be established without the necessity for the DNA analyst to personally appear in court under certain circumstances; providing that certain provisions of law do not preclude the right of any party to introduce any evidence supporting or contradicting certain evidence or presumptions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Jurisdiction - Attempted Carjacking and Attempted Armed Carjacking [SB-197]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction if a child is 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. Bob Cassilly
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/15/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juveniles - Reportable Offenses [SB-13]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services, for students committed to its custody, to notify a local superintendent of schools or school principal of a student's reportable offense or offense related to the student's membership in a criminal gang; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt regulations to ensure that certain information is used to provide appropriate educational programming and services for the social, emotional, and academic development of the student and to maintain a safe and secure school environment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew A Serafini
Hearing Canceled on 03/20/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juveniles - Reportable Offenses [HB-867]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services to notify a certain local superintendent of schools or school principal of a certain student's arrest for a reportable offense or an offense related to a certain student's membership in a certain gang; requiring the Department to provide certain educational programming information to a certain student; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
First Reading Judiciary on 02/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Child Abuse and Neglect – Sex Trafficking – Services and Investigations (Child Sex Trafficking Screening and Services Act of 2019) [HB-827]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a law enforcement officer who suspects that a child that has been detained is a victim of sex trafficking to notify a regional navigator; requiring a local department of social services that receives a report of suspected child abuse or neglect to refer the child to a regional navigator for services; establishing the Safe Harbor Regional Navigator Grant Program to support services for youth victims of sex trafficking; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to provide funding by October 1, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark S. Chang
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 559 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juvenile Proceedings - Fines, Fees, and Costs [HB-694]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
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; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
First Reading Judiciary on 02/07/2019
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Juvenile Law - Continued Detention - Minimum Age [HB-659]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting the continued detention, beyond emergency detention, of a child under the age of 12 years unless the child is alleged to have committed a certain act that, if committed by an adult, would be a crime of violence or the child is likely to leave the jurisdiction of the court.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 560 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
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Juvenile Justice Reform Council [HB-606]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Juvenile Justice Reform Council; requiring the Council, using a data-driven approach, to develop a statewide framework of policies to invest in strategies to increase public safety and reduce recidivism of youth offenders; requiring the Council to submit an interim report by December 1, 2019, and a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 253 on 04/30/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Probation [HB-581]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring that the duration of a term of probation for a certain child be consistent with certain treatment and rehabilitation needs of 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, under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Darryl Barnes
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction - Attempted Carjacking [HB-555]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over a child at least 16 years old alleged to have committed attempted carjacking or attempted armed carjacking.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael E. Malone
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/06/2019