Pretrial Detention Or Release
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders [SB-958]
Providing that a person who is convicted of first-degree murder may be sentenced to death under specified circumstances; providing that the murder of a law enforcement officer or a first responder under specified circumstances constitutes aggravating circumstances that the court or jury must consider in making a determination as to the imposition of the death penalty; establishing procedures for the imposition of the death penalty; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Reform [SB-880]
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: 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 [SB-983]
Requiring a judicial officer to make a specified determination regarding release or detention of a defendant before trial; requiring a judicial officer to consider specified information; prohibiting a judicial officer from imposing specified financial conditions of release on a defendant for a specified reason; establishing the Pretrial Services Workgroup to examine the financial impacts of pretrial release conditions, conduct public hearings, and study what pretrial release services were provided to defendants; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/05/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Conditional Release - Electronic Monitoring (Amber's Law) [SB-976]
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: Sen. Delores Kelley
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Law Enforcement Officers, Correctional Officers, and First Responders [HB-881]
Providing that a person who is convicted of first-degree murder may be sentenced to death under specified circumstances; providing that the murder of a law enforcement officer, a correctional officer, or a first responder under specified circumstances constitutes aggravating circumstances that the court or jury must consider in making a determination as to the imposition of the death penalty; establishing procedures for the imposition of the death penalty; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Continued Detention - Minimum Age [HB-853]
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: Rep. Jay Jalisi
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Presentment [HB-325]
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: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Victim Protection [SB-219]
Requiring that a confidential supplement to an application for statement of charges and a statement of probable cause provide for a request by an alleged victim or the victim's representative for reasonable protections and registration with the State's Victim Information and Notification Everyday vendor; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Continued Detention - Minimum Age [SB-5]
Prohibiting the continued detention, beyond emergency detention, of a child under the age of 12 years, unless the child is alleged to have committed murder in the first degree, attempted murder in the first degree, rape in the first degree, or sexual offense in the first degree under specified provisions of law.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 01/30/2017