Warrants
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Expansion [HB-977]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing a certain provision of law that authorizes the expungement of certain convictions; authorizing a person who is the subject of a certain warrant to file a certain petition for expungement; authorizing a person who was found guilty of a certain civil offense or infraction to file a certain petition for expungement; authorizing a person who was convicted of a misdemeanor or a certain felony to file a certain petition for expungement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2019
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Division of Parole and Probation - Central Home Detention Unit - Powers [HB-839]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing the Central Home Detention Unit of the Division of Parole and Probation; authorizing the Director of the Division of Parole and Probation to authorize certain employees of the Central Home Detention Unit to exercise certain powers, including executing warrants for the retaking or arrest of certain offenders and executing search warrants; requiring an employee of the Central Home Detention Unit to meet certain minimum qualifications and training of the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Third Reading Passed (134-3) on 03/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - Maryland Produce Safety Program [HB-50]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing the Maryland Produce Safety Program in the Department of Agriculture to reduce the risk of adverse impacts on human health from the consumption of contaminated produce; requiring the Program to conform with certain federal standards for growing, harvesting, packing, and holding produce for human consumption; defining a "covered farm" as one which sold produce, over a 3-year period, with an average annual monetary value of $25,000; requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to administer and enforce the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 131 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Charging Procedures and Documents - Citation [HB-280]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Modifying the circumstances under which a police officer is required to charge by citation for certain misdemeanor or local ordinance violations that have an imprisonment penalty of up to 90 days; modifying the categories of offenses for which a police officer is authorized to charge by citation; and modifying the circumstances under which a police officer may charge a defendant by citation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/04/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release Services Program - Victim Notification [HB-263]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a judicial officer to consider the recommendation of a certain pretrial release services program in making a certain determination; requiring a court or District Court commissioner to consider including certain no-contact provisions as a condition of pretrial release if a certain pretrial release services program has made a certain request; requiring a certain pretrial release services program to notify the court on receipt of certain information; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Clerks of the Courts - Maryland Judiciary Case Search - Information on Judge or Magistrate [HB-254]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the clerk of the court to include the name of the judge or magistrate who presided over a hearing or took judicial action as part of case information in the Maryland Judiciary Case Search; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing Canceled on 02/06/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Licensing and Registration - Unpaid Fines or Failure to Appear - Penalties [HB-1267]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing the requirement that an individual have $300 of unpaid fines before qualifying to enter into a payment plan with the clerk of the court to pay certain overdue fines; requiring that a traffic citation provide certain notice that a person may be unable to have the person's driver's license or permit issued, reissued, or renewed under certain circumstances; clarifying the circumstances under which the Motor Vehicle Administration may charge a fee to an individual for certain registration renewal; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Lierman
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/16/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Wicomico County - Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Procedures [HB-1218]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
Authorizing a landlord in Wicomico County to repossess property for failure to pay rent in a certain manner under certain circumstances; requiring the landlord to provide a certain notice to a certain tenant in a certain manner; establishing a certain rebuttable presumption; requiring a sheriff to notify the District Court if the sheriff reasonably believes certain notice has not been provided and prohibiting the sheriff from executing the warrant of restitution under certain circumstances; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 3/28 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/21/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland Income Tax Refund - Warrant Intercept Program - Termination Repeal [HB-115]
[Taxes ]
[Crime ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing the termination of a program authorizing certain warrant officers to request the Comptroller to withhold the income tax refund of certain individuals with certain outstanding warrants; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Teresa Reilly
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Charles County - Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Procedures [HB-1051]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing certain procedures in Charles County after a warrant of restitution is ordered by the court in an action for repossession for failure to pay rent; requiring a landlord to send certain notice in a certain manner to a tenant regarding the execution of a warrant of restitution; requiring the court to vacate a warrant of restitution under certain circumstances; providing that certain property at the time that a warrant of restitution is executed is abandoned; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/08/2019
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Arrest Warrants Issued by District Court Commissioners - Recall by Judge [HB-1599]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a judge of the District Court or judge of a circuit court, on a finding of good cause, to recall an arrest warrant issued by a District Court commissioner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Facial Recognition Privacy Protection Act [HB-1578]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Human Rights ]
Expressing the sense of the General Assembly that facial recognition technology can present certain risks as well as provide a variety of benefits and that safeguards are necessary to allow the use of the technology in ways that benefit society; establishing certain requirements and certain prohibited actions relating to provision of facial recognition services by certain persons; prohibiting certain governmental units from using facial recognition services under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing Canceled on 03/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Crime Plan and Law Enforcement Councils (Maryland State Crime Plan) [HB-1579]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing the Law Enforcement Coordinating Council to prevent and reduce crime by coordinating and focusing State resources and ensuring interagency communication and intelligence-sharing; requiring the Council to prepare a certain comprehensive crime plan for the State; requiring the Council to meet quarterly; requiring the Governor to attend at least one Council meeting each year; and requiring the Council to submit a report with its recommendations by December 1 each year to the Governor and the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - Maryland Code of Military Justice [SB-1010]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[National Security ]
[Crime ]
Establishing a Maryland Code of Military Justice; providing for jurisdiction and applicability of the Act; providing for authority of certain judge advocates; establishing the rights of certain victims; providing for the apprehension and restraint of certain offenders; providing for certain non-judicial punishment; establishing the jurisdiction for certain courts-martial; providing for the appointment and composition of certain courts-martial; establishing certain pre-trial procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 592 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Automatic Expungement [HB-1335]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that a person who, on or after October 1, 2020, has been charged with the commission of a certain crime, has been charged with a certain civil offense or infraction, or is the subject of a certain warrant, is entitled to automatic expungement of certain records under certain circumstances; specifying that certain dispositions are eligible for automatic expungement at certain times; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Automatic Expungement [HB-1335]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that a person who, on or after October 1, 2020, has been charged with the commission of a certain crime, has been charged with a certain civil offense or infraction, or is the subject of a certain warrant, is entitled to automatic expungement of certain records under certain circumstances; specifying that certain dispositions are eligible for automatic expungement at certain times; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Expansion [HB-1343]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Repealing a certain provision of law that authorizes the expungement of certain convictions; authorizing a person who is the subject of a certain warrant to file a certain petition for expungement; repealing a certain prohibition against the expungement of records relating to the entry of probation before judgment for a charge of violating a certain provision of law; authorizing a person who was found guilty of a certain civil offense or infraction to file a certain petition for expungement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Mass Murder (Capital Gazette Shooting Memorial Act) [HB-1322]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a person who is convicted of first-degree murder may be sentenced to death under certain circumstances; providing that a certain mass murder under certain circumstances constitutes an aggravating circumstance 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. Mike McKay
Hearing Canceled on 03/03/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Safety - DNA Collection, Records, Analysis, and Reporting [HB-1209]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
Prohibiting the collection of a DNA sample without the consent of a certain individual, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting a person from performing a search of the statewide DNA data base or statewide DNA repository for the purpose of identification of an offender in connection with a crime for which the offender may be a biological relative of the individual from whom the DNA sample was acquired; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Emily Shetty
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary; Withdrawn on 03/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Division of Parole and Probation - Central Home Detention Unit [HB-1137]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Central Home Detention Unit of the Division of Parole and Probation; authorizing the Director of the Division of Parole and Probation to authorize certain employees of the Central Home Detention Unit to exercise certain powers, including executing warrants for the retaking or arrest of certain offenders and executing search warrants; requiring an employee of the Central Home Detention Unit to meet certain minimum qualifications and training of the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020