Violence
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Committing a Crime of Violence in the Presence of a Minor - Repeal of Residence Requirement [SB-524]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repealing the requirement that the crime be committed in a residence to convict a person of violating the prohibition against committing a crime of violence when the person knows or reasonably should know that a minor who is at least 2 years old is present; and applying the Act prospectively.
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Public Safety - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Ineligibility [SB-561]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a person is not eligible for an award from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board if, within 10 years before requesting an award, the person has been convicted of a specified crime of violence, burglary, or an attempt to commit burglary.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Crimes Against Property - Right to Defend Property [HB-608]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that an occupant of a dwelling is justified in using any degree of physical force against another person when the other person has made an unlawful entry into the dwelling, and when the occupant has a reasonable belief that the other person has committed a crime in the dwelling in addition to the unlawful entry or is committing or intends to commit a crime against a person or property in addition to the unlawful entry; establishing that a person acting in accordance with the Act is immune from specified criminal prosecution; etc.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Safety - Firearms Disqualifications - Antique Firearm [SB-467]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Applying specified provisions disqualifying a person from possessing a rifle or shotgun to an antique firearm.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Family Law - Marriage - Age Requirements [HB-484]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting, subject to a specified exception, an individual under the age of 18 from marrying; and authorizing an individual 16 or 17 years old to marry under specified circumstances.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Safety - Firearms Disqualifications - Antique Firearm [HB-318]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Applying specified provisions disqualifying a person from possessing a rifle or shotgun to an antique firearm.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Mental Injury [HB-359]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the definition of "mental injury" for the purpose of specified child abuse and neglect statutes to include the observable, identifiable, and substantial impairment of a child's mental or psychological ability to function that results from the child's exposure to an act that constitute a crime of violence, under specified provisions of law, committed by a parent or household or family member against a parent or household or family member.