HOUSE BILL 338

Sponsored By:

Delegates Hough, Afzali, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, K. Kelly, Krebs, McComas, McDermott, Parrott, Schuh, Schulz, Simmons, and Stocksdale

Entitled:

Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Restrictions

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant who is charged with specified crimes; providing that a judge may authorize the pretrial release of a specified defendant on specified conditions and cash bail, a corporate surety bond, or a specified property bond; and creating a rebuttable presumption that a specified defendant will flee and pose a danger to another person or the community.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

1/30

First Reading Judiciary

1/27

Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.

2/27

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Michael J. Hough, District 3B

Delegate Kathy Afzali, District 4A

Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8

Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A

Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B

Delegate Glen Glass, District 34A

Delegate Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio, District 37B

Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B

Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B

Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B

Delegate Michael A. McDermott, District 38B

Delegate Neil Parrott, District 2B

Delegate Steven R. Schuh, District 31

Delegate Kelly Schulz, District 4A

Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17

Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Bail

Bonds -see also- County & Baltimore City Bonds; State Bonds.

Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.

District Courts

Judges

Pretrial Detention or Release

Bill affects the following Statute:

Criminal Procedure

( 5-202 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

House

Judiciary