File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Shank, Anderson, Kramer, McConkey, Myers, Serafini, and Smigiel
- Entitled:
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Criminal Law - Distributing a Controlled Dangerous Substance to a Minor Causing
Death
Prohibiting a person 18 years of age or older from distributing or
dispensing to a minor a controlled dangerous substance, the use or
ingestion of which causes the death of the minor; establishing
penalties; and providing that in a prosecution for violation of the
Act, the State need only prove that a reasonable person, based on the
totality of the circumstances, should have known that the minor had
not attained the age of 18 years.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/17
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/16
- Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Benjamin F. Kramer, District 19
- Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
- Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
- Delegate Andrew A. Serafini, District 2A
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Controlled Dangerous Substances -see also- Substance Abuse
- Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
- Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.
- Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
- Parole and Probation
- Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Law
- (
5-602.1
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
None offered