CHAPTER NUMBER: 541
File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Genn, Comeau, R. Baker, Goldwater, Kopp, Preis, and
Grosfeld
- Entitled:
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Criminal Procedure - Witnesses - Notification of Release and
Escape of Offender
Authorizing a State's Attorney to provide a State's witness with a
copy of specified guidelines for victims and witnesses; allowing
specified witnesses to request a notice of a defendant's release under
specified circumstances; requiring specified commitment agencies to
provide specified notices to witnesses and to notify witnesses of a
defendant's release, escape, recapture, transfer, or death under
specified circumstances; providing specified immunity for elected
public officials, public employees, and public agencies; etc.
House Action
- 2/13
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/18
- Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/23
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/25
- Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- 4/10
- House Concur - Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (132-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/12
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 541
Senate Action
- 3/26
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 4/1
- Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/10
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/11
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Gilbert J. Genn, District 16
- Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
- Delegate Michael G. Comeau, District 35A
- Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
- Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
- Delegate Mary Louise Preis, District 34
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
- CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -see also- PATUXENT INSTITUTION
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- HOME DETENTION
- JUVENILE CAUSES
- LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
- NOTICES
- PAROLE AND PROBATION
- PRISONERS
- PRIVACY
- PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -see also- STATE EMPLOYEES
- PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- TREASURERS
- PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- STATE'S ATTORNEYS
- VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMP; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- WITNESSES
- WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- LEAVE; O.T.; SAL COMP.
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
770 ,
789 ,
848 ,
849 ,
851 ,
851 ,
851
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 771898/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 23, 1998 at:
5:00 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Senate
- Number: 688252/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 10, 1998 at:
12:59 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 25, 1998: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- April 10, 1998: Third Reading Passed (132-0)
- Senate
- April 11, 1998: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
