File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 410  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Montague, T. Murphy, and Harkins
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Trademark Counterfeiting
 
Creating the criminal offense of trademark counterfeiting;
establishing specified penalties; providing for the seizure and
transfer of certain items to the owner of intellectual property under
certain circumstances; establishing a certain statute of limitations
for certain actions or prosecutions; and defining specified terms.
House Action
- 2/1
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 2/7
 - Hearing 2/22 at 2:00 p.m.
 - 3/22
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/23
 - Third Reading Passed (139-0)
 - 4/1
 - Returned Passed
 - 5/23
 - Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
 
Senate Action
- 3/25
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 4/3
 - Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 4/2
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/3
 - Third Reading Passed (44-0)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
 - Delegate James M. Harkins, District 35A
 - Delegate Timothy D. Murphy, District 47A
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- SMALL BUSINESS
 - COPYRIGHT
 - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES, SENTENCES
 - FRAUD
 - PENALTIES
 - REGISTRATION -see also- MOTOR VEHICLES - REGISTRATION
 - SEARCH AND SEIZURE
 - STATUTES OF LIMITATION
 
- Bill affects the following Statute:
 - Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
 - (
 48A 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- House 
 - Number: 461378/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 22, 1996     at: 16:57
 Status: Adopted