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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Charging Procedures - Citations [HB-445]
Altering the circumstances under which a police officer is required to charge by citation for certain misdemeanor or local ordinance violations that do not involve serious injury or an immediate health risk; altering the categories of offenses for which a police officer is authorized to charge by citation; altering the circumstances under which a police officer may charge a defendant by citation; adding a citation for an incarcerable crime as a document that may accompany a certain application for requisition; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 370 on 05/30/2021
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Criminal Procedure - Police Officers and Public Defenders - Implicit Bias - Testing, Training, and Evaluation [HB-194]
Requiring that certain public defenders receive a test for implicit bias, training to address implicit bias, and undergo an evaluation to measure the results of that training; requiring the Public Defender to ensure that anonymized data on these tests and evaluations is made available to the public; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to ensure that the curriculum for certain police training include certain tests, training, and evaluation for implicit bias; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Hearing 2/16 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/15/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public Safety – Law Enforcement – Body–Worn Cameras [HB-187]
Requiring all law enforcement agencies to adopt policies and procedures for the use of body-worn cameras consistent with certain policies developed by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission by October 1, 2021; and requiring all law enforcement agencies to issue body-worn cameras for certain police officers to use while on duty by October 1, 2021.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julian Ivey
Hearing 2/09 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/19/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Juvenile Interrogation Protection Act [SB-136]
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 Carter
Hearing 2/04 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Law Enforcement – Department of State Police – Body–Worn Cameras [HB-152]
Requiring the Department of State Police to adopt policies and procedures by January 1, 2022, for the use of body-worn cameras consistent with certain policies developed by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; and requiring the Department to issue body-worn cameras for police employees of the Department to use while on duty by January 1, 2022; and providing the Act does not apply to police employees assigned to work in the Maryland State House.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Crosby
Hearing 2/09 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/19/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure – Police Officers – Stop Procedures (Know Your Rights Act) [HB-197]
Requiring a police officer to display proper identification and provide certain information to certain individuals at the commencement of a certain stop, with a certain exception; requiring a police officer to inform certain passengers and occupants of a certain vehicle of the right to refuse to provide identification to the police officer at a certain time; prohibiting a police officer from seizing certain items without a warrant or using certain tactics or deliberately misrepresenting facts for a certain purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 2/09 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/19/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Marlow Heights Police Department - Establishment [SB-63]
Establishing the Marlow Heights Police Department; specifying the purpose, powers, and duties of the Police Department; specifying that the Police Department is not an agency of Prince George's County; specifying that certain persons associated with the Police Department are not associated with Prince George's County; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the Motor Vehicle Administration to assist the Police Department in certain matters; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/03 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Search Warrants - Requirements [HB-241]
Repealing a provision of law authorizing an application for a search warrant to contain a request authorizing the executing law enforcement officer to enter certain premises or a thing to be searched without giving notice of the officer's authority or purpose under certain circumstances; authorizing an application for a search warrant to contain a request to authorize a law enforcement officer to enter certain premises or a thing to be searched during the time period between sunset and sunrise under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/02/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Body-Worn Cameras, Employee Programs, and Use of Force [SB-71]
Requiring certain law enforcement agencies to require the use of body-worn cameras by July 1, 2023, for each law enforcement officer that regularly interacts with the public; requiring a certain body-worn camera to automatically record and save at least 60 seconds of video footage immediately prior to the officer activating the record button; requiring each law enforcement agency to establish a certain system to identify police officers who are at risk of using excessive force and to provide appropriate responses to reduce the risks; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 1/21 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/28/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Juvenile Interrogation Protection Act [HB-315]
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
No–Knock Warrants – Elimination (Duncan’s Act) [HB-188]
Repealing a provision of law authorizing an application for a search warrant to contain a request authorizing the executing law enforcement officer to enter a building, apartment, premises, place, or thing to be searched without giving notice of the officer's authority or purpose under certain circumstances; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 2/09 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/19/2021
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Citations in Lieu of Arrest [SB-971]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in consultation with the Anne Arundel County Police Academy, to develop and maintain a uniform statewide training curriculum that includes role-playing exercises to ensure the use of best practices in issuance of citations in lieu of arrest.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Calvert County - Office of the Sheriff - Correctional Deputies [SB-957]
Authorizing the Sheriff of Calvert County to appoint correctional deputies in a number and at a salary approved by the County Commissioners; providing that correctional deputies serve under the Sheriff of Calvert County; requiring Calvert County correctional deputies to complete certain training provided by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions; providing that certain Calvert County correctional deputies may become merit system employees under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 98 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Police Officer Certification - Eligibility (Freedom to Serve Act) [SB-853]
Altering the eligibility requirements for an individual to be certified by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission as a police officer to require an individual to be a United States citizen or a permanent legal resident of the United States who is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces and who has applied to obtain United States citizenship and the application is pending approval; requiring the certification of a police officer who fails to obtain United States citizenship to be terminated; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 490 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Safety - Crisis Intervention Team Technical Assistance Center [SB-815]
Establishing the Crisis Intervention Team Technical Assistance Center in the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to appoint certain coordinators to the Technical Assistance Center; requiring the Technical Assistance Center to take certain actions; establishing the Collaborative Planning and Implementation Committee for the Technical Assistance Center; providing for the membership of the Collaborative Committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing Canceled on 03/07/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Division of Parole and Probation - Central Home Detention Unit - Powers [SB-779]
Establishing the Central Home Detention Unit of the Division of Parole and Probation; authorizing the Director of the Division of Parole and Probation to authorize certain employees of the Central Home Detention Unit to exercise certain powers, including executing warrants for the retaking or arrest of certain offenders and executing search warrants; requiring an employee of the Central Home Detention Unit to meet certain minimum qualifications and training of the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 04/08/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Independent Institutions of Higher Education – Police Force [SB-717]
Authorizing an independent institution of higher education to establish a campus police force based on a certain memorandum of understanding entered into by the institution and the local jurisdiction in which the institution is located; authorizing a police officer of a campus police force of an independent institution of higher education to exercise the powers granted to a peace and police officer only on certain property with certain exceptions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/04/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Acceptance of Out-of-State Training [SB-666]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to establish a certain process for certifying an individual who completes a police training program in another state or military police academy.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Criminal Citations - Reporting [SB-566]
Requiring certain law enforcement officers to record certain information pertaining to the issuance of certain citations; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission and the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center, in consultation with the Administrative Office of the Courts, to develop a certain format for the recording of certain data and to develop certain procedures relating to the compilation and submission of certain data on or before a certain date; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/20 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Body-Worn Camera Policy [SB-539]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to include in certain policies requirements that a body-worn camera purchased or otherwise procured for use by a law enforcement officer on or after January 1, 2020, have certain video redaction software and automatically record and save 2 minutes of certain audio and video footage and that a law enforcement officer who is issued a body-worn camera activate the camera at the time of dispatch.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/04/2019