Pretrial Detention Or Release
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Reimbursement of Special Condition Costs [SB-679]
Requiring the county to reimburse a defendant for the costs necessary to satisfy special conditions of release imposed by a court or District Court commissioner if all charges arising out of a single incident receive a not guilty disposition.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 3/10 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Criminal Procedure - Conditions of Pretrial Release - Home Detention Monitoring [SB-513]
Exempting certain defendants placed in private home detention as a condition of pretrial release from the requirement to pay a certain monitoring fee if the defendant qualifies as an indigent individual under certain circumstances or if a private home detention monitoring device is provided by the State or a local jurisdiction.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/30/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Correctional Officers - Minimum Age Requirement [HB-622]
Altering the minimum age requirement, from 21 years old to 19 years old, for employment as a correctional officer in any unit of the Division of Correction, any unit of the Division of Pretrial Detention and Services, or the Patuxent Institution within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; and requiring the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services to adopt certain regulations.
Sponsored by: Rep.
First Reading Judiciary on 01/29/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2020) [HB-356]
Expanding the types of cases in which the State may appeal from a decision of a trial court under certain circumstances; authorizing a court to release a defendant charged with a certain crime on certain terms or conditions or to order the defendant remanded to custody pending a certain appeal; establishing and altering certain penalties; prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a certain defendant charged with a certain firearm-related crime under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 2/05 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/22/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2020) [SB-273]
Expanding the types of cases in which the State may appeal from a decision of a trial court under certain circumstances; authorizing a court to release a defendant charged with a certain crime on certain terms or conditions or to order the defendant remanded to custody pending a certain appeal; establishing and altering certain penalties; prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a certain defendant charged with a certain firearm-related crime under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety – Pretrial Services Program Grant Fund – Extension and Program Requirements [HB-82]
Prohibiting a pretrial services program that receives a certain grant from charging a fee to a defendant for participation in the program; and extending the termination date of Chapter 771 of the Acts of 2018 to June 30, 2028.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure – Pretrial Release – Pretrial Risk Scoring Instruments [SB-68]
Requiring a jurisdiction that uses a pretrial risk scoring instrument to assist in determining the eligibility for pretrial release of an individual charged with a crime to have an independent validation study of the instrument conducted at least once every 5 years; making an independent validation study conducted in accordance with the Act for a certain instrument used in a certain pretrial services program eligible for funding from the Pretrial Services Program Grant Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing Canceled on 03/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Crimes – Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2020) [SB-35]
Requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide a pre-release inmate with a reentry kit that includes clothing, an identification card, contact information on reentry services, information on Medicaid and the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange and public transportation; providing that a person who uses a firearm in a the commission of a crime of violence is guilty of a felony and establishes certain penalties; establishing that a person found guilty of the theft of a firearm is guilty of a felony; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Hough
Hearing Canceled on 03/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure – Pretrial Release – Pretrial Risk Scoring Instruments [HB-49]
Requiring a jurisdiction that uses a pretrial risk scoring instrument to assist in determining the eligibility for pretrial release of an individual charged with a crime to have an independent validation study of the instrument conducted at least once every 5 years; making an independent validation study conducted in accordance with the Act for a certain instrument used in a certain pretrial services program eligible for funding from the Pretrial Services Program Grant Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 41 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Prince George's County Pretrial Release, Work Release, and Diversion Programs Task Force PG 305-17 [HB-1574]
Establishing the Prince George's County Pretrial Release, Work Release, and Diversion Programs Task Force; providing that the purpose of the Task Force is to study how specified programs operate, whether the Prince George's County criminal justice system could benefit from specified programs, and eligibility and requirements for specified programs; requiring the Task Force to report its recommendations to the Governor, the Prince George's County Delegation to the General Assembly, and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 457 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Financial Conditions [HB-1218]
Prohibiting a court in a county with a pretrial supervision program from including as a condition of pretrial release a specified financial condition; requiring each county in the State to establish a pretrial supervision program that provides pretrial supervision services, including agent supervision, location tracking services, and reminder notifications for court appearances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Criteria [HB-1280]
Providing that a defendant is entitled to be released before verdict on personal recognizance or on bail, with or without conditions imposed, under specified circumstances; creating a presumption that a defendant who has been charged with specified crimes and has not failed to appear as required by a court within the past 3 years shall be released on personal recognizance; requiring a judicial officer to take specified information into account in making a specified determination; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Vallario
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release [HB-1215]
Altering a specified authorization for a court to release a specified defendant on personal recognizance to require that a defendant charged only with one or more misdemeanors be released on personal recognizance; altering the circumstances under which a defendant may not be released on personal recognizance; providing that the amount of a specified bail may not be higher than necessary to achieve specified purposes under specified circumstances; providing that a judicial officer may not set bail for specified reasons; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Vallario
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Nonviolent Offenders - Release Without Bail [HB-1318]
Requiring a judicial officer in Baltimore City to authorize the pretrial release of a defendant not charged with a specified crime of violence under specified conditions; and prohibiting the use of secured monetary bail as a condition of pretrial release of a defendant not charged with a specified crime of violence.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Reform [HB-1390]
Altering a requirement for the construction of a specified provision of law relating to pretrial release of a specified defendant on personal recognizance and unsecured bond; requiring a judicial officer to impose a specified condition or combination of conditions of release under specified circumstances; authorizing a judicial officer to impose one or more specified nonfinancial conditions of release under specified circumstances; providing that a judicial officer may impose financial conditions only under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Pilot Program and Conditions [HB-1157]
Requiring the Pretrial Release Services Program in the Division of Parole and Probation to establish a pretrial resource center; establishing a Pretrial Release Pilot Program in two counties and Baltimore City that utilizes a pretrial safety assessment tool in pretrial release considerations; authorizing a cash bond posted by a defendant or on behalf of a defendant by an individual other than a surety to be used for specified financial obligations; requiring the Division to report to the Governor and General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Conditional Release - Electronic Monitoring (Amber's Law) [HB-1163]
Requiring a judicial officer to provide a specified individual with the opportunity to request specified reasonable protections for the safety of an alleged victim or the victim's family at a specified time; requiring that a specified victim impact statement identify a request by a victim that a person be placed on electronic monitoring or electronic monitoring with victim stay-away alert technology; requiring that information be available to a victim on how to request that a person be placed on specified electronic monitoring; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 643 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Pilot Program and Conditions [SB-879]
Requiring the Pretrial Release Services Program in the Division of Parole and Probation to establish a pretrial resource center; establishing a Pretrial Release Pilot Program in two counties and Baltimore City that utilizes a pretrial safety assessment tool in pretrial release considerations; authorizing a cash bond deposited by a defendant or on behalf of a defendant by an individual other than a surety to be used for specified financial obligations; requiring the Division to report to the Governor and General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Presentment [SB-933]
Authorizing a defendant who is denied pretrial release by a District Court commissioner or who remains in custody under specified circumstances to waive presentment before a District Court judge; and requiring presentment to be immediate if the court is in session.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Continued Detention - Minimum Age [SB-904]
Prohibiting the continued detention, beyond emergency detention, of a child under the age of 13 years unless the child is alleged to have committed a specified crime of violence.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 02/20/2017