File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Petzold, Barkley, Dumais, Madaleno, Mandel, Menes,
Montgomery, and Rosenberg
- Entitled:
-
Crimes - False Report Activating "AMBER" Alert - Immunity for
Media
Exempting broadcast media or their employees from civil liability in
broadcasting information relating to an AMBER Alert; establishing the
crime of knowingly making a false report with the intent to deceive a
law enforcement official and cause the activation of an AMBER Alert;
and providing specified penalties.
House Action
- 2/10
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/16
- Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/14
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
- Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
- Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ABDUCTION
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- EMERGENCIES
- LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
- NEWS MEDIA
- PENALTIES
- RADIO
- REPORTS
- TELEVISION -see also- CABLE TELEVISION
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-427
)
- Criminal Law
- (
9-501
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered