File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Dembrow and R. Baker
- Entitled:
-
Criminal Procedure - Arrests and Searches - Community Policing
Establishing standards for law enforcement officers when making
searches or arrests; allowing reasonable force to be used, but not
more force than is necessary; requiring an officer to knock on a door,
announce the officer's identity, and display a search warrant, if
applicable, when searching a residence; requiring that searches be
conducted to minimize intrusions and property damage; requiring an
officer to make known that the officer is acting in an official
capacity when making an arrest; etc.
House Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/19
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
- Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ARRESTS
- LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF
- SEARCH AND SEIZURE
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
552 ,
594C-2
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
None available
