File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 668/98 - JUD
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 622
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Getty and Doory (Committee to Revise Article 27 -
Crimes and Punishments)
- Entitled:
-
Crimes - Offensive Contact
Prohibiting intentionally causing unreasonable physical contact,
engaging in unreasonable conduct with intent to place another in fear
of contact, or attempting to cause unreasonable physical contact to
another; providing that physical injury is not a defense; establishing
penalties; requiring that an offense be charged in a specified manner;
providing that a violation is not a lesser included offense; providing
that a spouse may be compelled to testify if there has been a previous
charge of offensive contact; etc.
House Action
- 2/7
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/26
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5
- Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
- Comm. to Revise Article 27
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -see also- CHILD ABUSE
- HARASSMENT
- PENALTIES
- TRIALS
- WITNESSES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
9-106
)
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
123 ,
125
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered