File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 701
- Sponsored By:
-
Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial
Conference)
- Entitled:
-
Criminal Law - Third Degree Assault
Establishing that it is a misdemeanor to intentionally cause offensive
contact, engage in conduct tending to put another in fear of offensive
contact, or attempt to cause offensive contact; providing that unless
specifically charged, assault in the third degree is not a lesser
included crime of any other crime; providing that physical injury of a
victim is not a defense to a charge of third degree assault;
conferring exclusive original jurisdiction to the District Court over
charges of third degree assault; etc.
House Action
- 2/11
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/1
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Chairman, Judiciary Comm.
- Judicial Conference
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ASSAULT
- CIRCUIT COURTS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- DISTRICT COURTS
- INDICTMENTS
- JURISDICTION
- PENALTIES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
4-301 ,
4-302
)
- Criminal Law
- (
3-203.1 ,
3-206 ,
3-209
)
- Family Law
- (
4-501
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered