File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Pitkin, Conroy, Hubbard, and Rosso
- Entitled:
-
Child Abuse - Out of Court Statement - Requirement for Admissibility
Removing the requirement for the admissibility of an out of court
statement concerning specified offenses against a child victim under
the age of 12 years to be admitted in specified court proceedings;
eliminating the requirement that the child victim made the statement
to and the statement is offered by a specified physician,
psychologist, nurse, social worker, or specified school personnel;
etc.
House Action
- 2/20
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 2/25
- Re-referred Judiciary
- 2/26
- Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/11
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
- Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
- Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CHILD ABUSE
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- EVIDENCE
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
- SEXUAL OFFENSES
- VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION
- WITNESSES
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Procedure
- (
11-304
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
