Legislation
- Title
- Criminal Law - First Degree Murder - Sentencing (Geraldine's Law)
- Sponsored by
- Senator Waugh
- Status
- In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note
Synopsis
Requiring the court to impose lifetime supervision for a person sentenced to imprisonment for life for first degree murder; requiring the lifetime supervision to include at least 5 years of supervised probation, electronic monitoring for life following release, and specified conditions as determined by the court; authorizing a person to file a petition for discharge from lifetime supervision and requiring a court to hear and adjudicate the petition; prohibiting more than one petition for discharge in 1 year; etc.
Committees
Details
Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): October 1, 2016
History
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Date Posted | Document Name |
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1/29/2016 | Text - First - Criminal Law - First Degree Murder - Sentencing (Geraldine's Law) |
3/04/2016 | Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings |
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Subjects
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Statutes
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3-702 )
(
14-101, 2-201, 2-203, 2-304 )
Last Updated: 2/3/2020 2:29 PM