Protection Orders
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Discovery - Disclosures Regarding Anonymous Internet Communications [HB-1221]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that, in a specified civil action in which a party alleges that an anonymous individual has engaged in Internet communications that are tortious, a party seeking information identifying the anonymous communicator shall file a specified subpoena and supporting materials in the court under specified circumstances; requiring the party to include a copy of communications that are the subject of the subpoena; requiring the party to serve specified documents on and provide specified payment to a specified person; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/13/2014
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Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Charge by Summons [HB-1186]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that a court or clerk's office that is in session or open on a weekend or holiday for a specified purpose is not in session or open for any other purpose or function; 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; requiring a police officer to submit a specified statement of charges, serve a statement and summons, and release the defendant under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/07/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Family Law - Protective Orders - Additional Relief [HB-1182]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/25/2014
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Family Law - Protective Orders - Additional Relief [SB-731]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Montgomery
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/12/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Evidence - Testimony by Spouse - Violation of Protective Order [SB-630]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that the spouse of a person on trial for a violation of a protective order may be compelled to testify as an adverse witness if the spouse is the petitioner in the proceeding in which the protective order was issued.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/05/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Domestic Violence - Persons Eligible for Relief [SB-490]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Shank
Hearing 4/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/02/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Family Law - Domestic Violence - Permanent Final Protective Orders [SB-417]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a court to issue a permanent final protective order against an individual who is sentenced to, instead of who served, a term of imprisonment of at least 5 years for a specified act of abuse under specified circumstances and who has served at least 12 months of the sentence; altering the crimes, the commission of which subjects an individual to the issuance of a permanent final protective order against the individual in specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 4/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/02/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Firearm Safety Act of 2013 [SB-281]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing an exception to the prohibition against carrying a deadly weapon on public school property; making it a misdemeanor to possess or use specified firearm ammunition during the commission of a crime of violence; limiting the authorization for a person to wear, carry, or transport a handgun; designating specified firearms as assault weapons; prohibiting, with exceptions, a person from transporting an assault weapon into the State or possessing, selling, offering to sell, transferring, purchasing, or receiving an assault weapon; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 427 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Family Law - Protective Orders - Notification of Service - Sunset Extension [SB-1001]
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[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Extending to the end of December 31, 2016, the termination date of provisions of law that provide for notice of service on a respondent of specified protective orders.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 79 on 04/09/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Family Law - Protective Orders - Additional Relief [HB-892]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/20/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Family Law - Domestic Violence - Permanent Final Protective Orders [HB-853]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a court to issue a permanent final protective order against an individual who is sentenced to serve, instead of who served, a term of imprisonment of at least 5 years for specified crimes under specified circumstances; adding the crime of assault in the second degree to the list of crimes, the commission of which subjects an individual to the issuance of a permanent final protective order against the individual in specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Senators Forehand, Getty, And Frosh on 04/08/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Courts - Peace Orders - Acts Committed Against Employees [HB-189]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the definition of "petitioner" under provisions of law relating to peace orders; authorizing a petitioner to file a petition for a peace order for specified acts against the petitioner's employee; authorizing a court to issue a peace order to protect a petitioner's employee under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 02/11/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Domestic Violence - Persons Eligible for Relief and Orders to Vacate Home [HB-1230]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering, for specified purposes relating to domestic violence, the definition of "person eligible for relief" to include an individual involved in a specified intimate relationship with the respondent and an individual who has had a sexual relationship with the respondent; expanding the instances in which a final protective order may order the respondent to vacate the home immediately and award temporary use and possession of the home to the person eligible for relief; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Evidence - Testimony by Spouse - Violation of Protective Order [HB-1037]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Providing that the spouse of a person on trial for a violation of a protective order may be compelled to testify as an adverse witness if the spouse is the petitioner in the proceeding in which the protective order was issued.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/11/2013
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Family Law - Protective Orders - Additional Relief [SB-561]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/19/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Peace Order or Protective Order Petition - Respondent's Address [SB-462]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Altering the information required of a person filing a petition for a peace order or a protective order to include, if known, the home or business address of the respondent.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/19/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Domestic Violence - Persons Eligible for Relief and Orders to Vacate Home [SB-359]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering, for specified purposes relating to domestic violence, the definition of "person eligible for relief" to include an individual involved in a specified intimate dating relationship with the respondent and an individual who has had a sexual relationship with the respondent; expanding the instances in which a final protective order may order the respondent to vacate the home immediately and award temporary use and possession of the home to the person eligible for relief; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Peace Order or Protective Order Petition - Respondent's Address [HB-971]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Altering the information required of a person filing a petition for a peace order or a protective order to include, if known, the home or business address of the respondent.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/08/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Peace and Protective Orders - Shielding - Complete Removal of Information from [HB-92]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
Clarifying the definition of "shielding" in provisions relating to the removal from the public Web site maintained by the Maryland Judiciary of specified court records relating to peace order or protective order proceedings.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor on 04/10/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Family Law - Protective Orders - Additional Relief [HB-883]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/04/2012