| Synopsis: | Authorizing a court to order a defendant convicted of a specified charge of animal cruelty, as a condition of sentencing, to pay, in addition to any other fines and costs, all reasonable costs incurred in removing, housing, treating, or euthanizing an animal confiscated from the defendant. |
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| Analysis: | Fiscal and Policy Note |
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| All Sponsors: | Delegates Murphy, Arora, Cardin, Carter, Clippinger, Dumais, Eckardt, Frush, Gilchrist, Haddaway-Riccio, Hubbard, Hucker, Lee, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Simmons, Waldstreicher, and M. Washington |
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| Additional Facts: | Cross-filed with: SB0037
Introduced in a prior session as: HB0484 Session: 2012 Regular Session
Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): October 1, 2013 |
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| Committee(s): | |
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| Broad Subject(s): | Criminal Law - Procedure
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| Narrow Subject(s): | Animals -see also- Birds; Turtles
Birds
Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
Fines -see also- Penalties and Sentences
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
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| Statutes: | Article - Criminal Law
(10-604, 10-606, 10-607, 10-608) |
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