File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 615  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates McComas, Eckardt, Frank, George, Haddaway, McDonough, Shank, and
Shewell
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Stalking and Domestic Violence - Cruelty Toward a Pet or Service Animal
 
Changing the definition of "stalking" to include a malicious course of
conduct that puts another person in reasonable fear that a pet or
service animal likely will suffer cruelty or aggravated cruelty;
authorizing a District Court Commissioner or a judge in a specified
protective order to order a respondent to remain away from or refrain
from cruelty or aggravated cruelty to a pet or service animal or to
give the pet or service animal to a specified person; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/8
 - First Reading Judiciary
 -      Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
 
Senate Action
- No Action
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
 - Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
 - Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
 - Delegate Ron George, District 30
 - Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
 - Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
 - Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
 - Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Animals -see also- Birds; Turtles
 - Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
 - District Courts
 - Domestic Violence -see also- Child Abuse & Neglect
 - Harassment
 - Penalties
 - Protection Orders
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Criminal Law
 - (
 3-802 ,
 10-601 ,
 10-604 ,
 10-606 
)
 -   Family Law
 - (
 4-501 ,
 4-501 ,
 4-501 ,
 4-504.1 ,
 4-504.1 ,
 4-505 ,
 4-505 ,
 4-506 ,
 4-506 ,
 4-509 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered