2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1191

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 316
Sponsored By:
Delegates DeBoy, Aumann, Barkley, Bates, Beidle, Bohanan, Boteler, Bromwell, G. Clagett, Conway, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Elmore, George, Guzzone, Hammen, Hecht, James, Jameson, Kelly, King, Kipke, Kramer, Lafferty, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Olszewski, Riley, Rudolph, Schuler, Sophocleus, Stein, Tarrant, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Impersonation of a Police Officer - Penalties

Synopsis:

Altering the classification of the crime of impersonating police officers, special police officers, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables, or other specified law enforcement officers wearing a specified police article without a specified authorization, or having a simulation or imitation of a specified police article under specified circumstances from a misdemeanor to a felony and increasing the penalties for a violation of the offense.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/8
First Reading Judiciary
2/11
Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Ron George, District 30
Delegate Guy Guzzone, District 13
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate James J. King, District 33A
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Benjamin F. Kramer, District 19
Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42
Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate James N. Mathias, Jr., District 38B
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
Delegate John A. Olszewski, Jr., District 6
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Dana Stein, District 11
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Fraud -see also- Forgery
Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
Penalties

Bill affects the following Statute:

Public Safety
( 3-502 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered