File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 925/04 - JUD
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 349
- Sponsored By:
-
Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial
Conference)
- Entitled:
-
Criminal Law - Offensive Contact
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, offensive contact 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 offensive contact; conferring exclusive
original jurisdiction to the District Court over charges of offensive
contact; etc.
House Action
- 2/9
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/17
- Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/14
- Withdrawn
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Judiciary Comm., Chairman
- 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
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered