Pleas
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Code of Military Justice [SB-1010]
Establishing a Maryland Code of Military Justice; providing for jurisdiction and applicability of the Act; providing for authority of certain judge advocates; establishing the rights of certain victims; providing for the apprehension and restraint of certain offenders; providing for certain non-judicial punishment; establishing the jurisdiction for certain courts-martial; providing for the appointment and composition of certain courts-martial; establishing certain pre-trial procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 592 on 05/08/2020
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Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Explanation of Unit Rule [HB-1247]
Requiring a certain attorney in a criminal case to provide a certain explanation to a defendant charged with multiple offenses regarding a certain provision of law relating to expungement under certain circumstances at a certain time.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland State Commission for Criminal Sentencing Policy – Sentencing Guidelines – Plea Agreements
(Truth in Plea Deals Act of 2020) [HB-1458]
Providing that a sentence imposed pursuant to a plea agreement may not be deemed to be compliant with certain sentencing guidelines unless the sentence falls within a certain range.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Victims and Victims' Representatives - Plea Agreements (The Victim Empowerment in Plea Deals Act of 2020) [HB-1289]
Requiring the Maryland State's Attorney's Association to develop and distribute to each State's Attorney's Office in the State a certain certification form; requiring a prosecuting attorney to request that a victim or victim's representative certify that the victim or victim's representative has received a certain notice of the terms of any plea agreement; requiring a prosecuting attorney to retain a copy of the certification as part of the prosecuting attorney's case file; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Code of Military Justice [HB-1139]
Establishing a Maryland Code of Military Justice; providing for jurisdiction and applicability of the Act; providing for authority of certain judge advocates; establishing the rights of certain victims; providing for the apprehension and restraint of certain offenders; providing for certain non-judicial punishment; establishing the jurisdiction for certain courts-martial; providing for the appointment and composition of certain courts-martial; establishing certain pre-trial procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class MT (Movie Theater) License [HB-923]
Authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Harford County to grant up to five Class MT (movie theater) licenses to the same person; and increasing the fee for a Class MT license from $500 to $1,000.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 370 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy – Annual Report – Crimes of Violence [SB-481]
Requiring the State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy to report by December 1, 2021 and each December 1 thereafter, to the Governor, the House Judiciary Committee, and the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, certain information for the preceding calendar year for cases involving a crime of violence; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention, in consultation with the Commission, to analyze the use of American Bar Association pleas in calendar year 2019 and submit a certain report; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing Canceled on 03/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Child Pornography and Exhibition and Display of Obscene Items to Minors [HB-501]
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 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]
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 Lee
Hearing Canceled on 01/29/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure – Plea Agreement Terms and the Violence Prevention Initiative Criteria [HB-43]
Establishing that, if a court accepts a certain plea agreement with a certain sentence for a defendant charged with committing a crime of violence, the defendant shall serve the sentence imposed without reduction by diminution credits or parole, or otherwise; providing that a court or review panel may not modify a sentence imposed under a plea agreement in accordance with the Act; and providing that the Act only applies to the sentencing of a defendant for a certain crime of violence.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 02/24/2020