Protection Orders
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Domestic Violence - Active Electronic Monitoring (Amber's Law) [HB-4]
Authorizing the court, as a condition of a defendant's pretrial release on a charge of violating a protective order or if the court suspends the sentence of a defendant convicted of failing to comply with relief granted in an interim protective order, a temporary protective order, or a final protective order, to order that the defendant be supervised by active electronic monitoring; requiring a defendant to pay monitoring fees; and authorizing the court to exempt the defendant from the fees under specified circumstances; etc.
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Peace Orders - Grounds for Relief [HB-314]
Adding misuse of telephone facilities and equipment, misuse of electronic communication or interactive computer service, revenge porn, and visual surveillance to the list of offenses alleged to have been committed by a respondent against a victim for which a peace order request or a peace order petition may be filed under specified circumstances.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Background Check Accountability Act of 2016 [HB-1480]
Requiring a law enforcement agency to take specified actions before returning a privately owned firearm; requiring each law enforcement agency to develop a notification protocol that allows a petitioner to request to be notified when a law enforcement agency returns a privately owned firearm to a specified individual; requiring a law enforcement agency to take specified actions if a petitioner has requested notification under the Act; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Possession of Loaded Handgun or Regulated Firearm - Enhanced Penalties [HB-1263]
Prohibiting a person from wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun loaded with ammunition on or about the person or in a vehicle under specified circumstances; prohibiting a person from possessing a regulated firearm loaded with ammunition under specified circumstances or if the person is under a specified age; establishing penalties for violations of the Act; requiring the State to comply with the procedures set forth in the Maryland Rules for the indictment and trial of a subsequent offender; etc.
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Model Residential Leases - Required Contents [HB-1060]
Requiring a model lease provided by a county for use for residential rental property to contain certain notices to the tenant concerning security deposits, rent escrow, and the rights of tenants who are victims of domestic violence or sexual assault.
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Alabama Regular Session 2016
Protection orders, issuance of temporary and permanent orders against sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking by circuit court, procedures, hearings, criminal penalties for violations [SB-368]
Protection orders, issuance of temporary and permanent orders against sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking by circuit court, procedures, hearings, criminal penalties for violations
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Domestic Violence - Persons Eligible for Relief [SB-477]
Altering, for specified purposes relating to domestic violence, the definition of "person eligible for relief" to include an individual who has had a sexual relationship with the respondent within 1 year before filing the petition; establishing a specified exception to a provision that authorizes the court to include in a final protective order a requirement that specified individuals participate in specified counseling or a domestic violence program.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Civil Right to Counsel - Implementation [SB-468]
Requiring the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals to certify to the Governor for inclusion without revision in each State budget a specified appropriation to provide legal representation to income-eligible parties in protective order proceedings; establishing a Judicare Pilot Program to provide legal representation to income-eligible parents in contested custody and visitation proceedings in specified jurisdictions; providing for funding for the pilot program; establishing a workgroup to monitor implementation; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Domestic Violence - 2-Year Protective Order [SB-315]
Specifying that a court may issue a final protective order for a period not to exceed 2 years by consent of the respondent under specified circumstances; and authorizing a judge, under specified circumstances, to extend the term of a protective order for a specified period of time if the respondent named in the protective order consents to the extension.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Family Law - Protective Orders - Additional Relief [SB-277]
Authorizing a judge in a final protective order to order the respondent to remain a specified distance away from the residence, place of employment, school, or temporary residence of a person eligible for relief.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Protective Order and Peace Order Petitions - Maryland Residents [SB-270]
Authorizing the filing of a protective order petition if the abuse is alleged to have occurred in the State or if the person eligible for relief is a resident of the State; authorizing the filing of a peace order petition if a specified act is alleged to have occurred in the State or if the petitioner is a resident of the State; declaring that it is the intent of the General Assembly that an order for protection issued by a court of this State shall be accorded full faith and credit by a court of another state; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Domestic Violence - Additional Relief [SB-269]
Expanding the relief that may be awarded in a final protective order to include any other relief that a judge determines is necessary to protect a person eligible for relief from abuse.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Family Law - Protective Orders - Additional Relief [HB-807]
Authorizing a judge in a final protective order to order the respondent to remain a specified distance away from the residence, place of employment, school, or temporary residence of a person eligible for relief.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Domestic Violence - Persons Eligible for Relief [HB-606]
Altering, for specified purposes relating to domestic violence, the definition of "person eligible for relief" to include an individual who has had a sexual relationship with a specified respondent within 1 year before filing of a specified petition; and establishing a specified exception to a provision that authorizes the court to include in a final protective order a requirement that specified individuals participate in specified counseling or a domestic violence program.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Charge by Summons [HB-494]
Repealing a provision of law authorizing a District Court commissioner to set bond or commit persons to jail in default of bond or release them on personal recognizance if circumstances warrant; authorizing a police officer to charge by citation for an offense that may be charged by summons under a specified provision of law under specified circumstances; requiring a police officer to submit a specified statement of charges, serve a statement and summons, and release the defendant under specified circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Protective Order and Peace Order Petitions - Maryland Residents [HB-390]
Authorizing the filing of a protective order petition if the abuse is alleged to have occurred in the State or if the person eligible for relief is a resident of the State; and authorizing the filing of a peace order petition if a specified act is alleged to have occurred in the State or if the petitioner is a resident of the State; declaring that it is the intent of the General Assembly that an order for protection issued by a court of this State shall be accorded full faith and credit by a court of another state; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Civil Right to Counsel - Implementation [HB-348]
Requiring the Governor to include in the budget bill for each fiscal year a specified appropriation to provide legal representation to income-eligible parties in protective order proceedings; establishing a Judicare Pilot Program to provide legal representation to income-eligible parents in contested custody and visitation proceedings in specified jurisdictions; requiring the Governor to include in the budget bill for each fiscal year a specified appropriation to fund the pilot program; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Firearm Decriminalization Act of 2015 [HB-306]
Repealing a specified exception to the prohibition against carrying a deadly weapon on public school property; repealing the prohibition on the possession or use of specified firearm ammunition during and in relation to the commission of a crime of violence; altering the authorization for a person to wear, carry, or transport a handgun; repealing the designation of specified firearms as assault weapons; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Domestic Violence - Permanent Protective Orders - Conspiracy or Solicitation to Commit Murder [HB-263]
Expanding the circumstances under which a court is required to issue a permanent final protective order to include the conviction of an individual for conspiracy or solicitation to commit murder under specified circumstances.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Domestic Violence - Additional Relief [HB-225]
Expanding the relief that may be awarded in a final protective order to include any other relief that a judge determines is necessary to protect a person eligible for relief from abuse.