1997 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1406

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Sponsored By:
Delegate Boston (Baltimore City Administration)
Entitled:
Crime Victims and Witnesses - Confidentiality of 911 Calls

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the disclosure of the identity, address, telephone number, or recorded voice of a person who calls a 911 emergency telephone system, a 311 police reporting telephone system, or a telephone number established by a law enforcement agency, if the purpose of the call was to report a firearms-related or drug-related crime; establishing specified exceptions; and establishing the violation of the Act as a misdemeanor subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or both.

Legislative History

House Action
2/21
First Reading Judiciary
2/25
Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41
Baltimore City Administration
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- DRUGS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
EMERGENCIES -see also- AMBULANCES; RESCUE SQUADS
GUNS -see also- HUNTING
PENALTIES
PRIVACY
TELEPHONES
VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMP; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
WEAPONS -see also- GUNS
WITNESSES
Bill affects the following Statute:
Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 771 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)