File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates O'Donnell, Harkins, Bissett, M. Burns, Hutchins, D. Murphy,
and Jacobs
- Entitled:
-
Crimes - Zero Tolerance
Adding to the list of misdemeanors for which police officers may make
a warrantless arrest; adding to the list of crimes for which a police
officer may issue a citation; allowing a police officer who makes a
warrantless arrest of an individual for specified offenses to issue a
citation to the individual; requiring a court to order a defendant
who is charged with petty offenses to be fingerprinted; excepting
assaults in domestic violence cases from the crimes which may be
charged by citation; providing exceptions to fingerprinting; etc.
House Action
- 2/21
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/25
- Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/24
- Withdrawn
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Phillip D. Bissett, District 30
- Delegate Michael W. Burns, District 32
- Delegate James M. Harkins, District 35A
- Delegate Thomas E. Hutchins, District 28
- Delegate Nancy Jacobs, District 34
- Delegate Donald E. Murphy, District 12A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ARRESTS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- FINGERPRINTING
- LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
594B ,
594B ,
594B-2 ,
747A
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
