HOUSE BILL 336

Sponsored By:

Delegates Burns, Doory, Hurson, Hutchins, Menes, O'Donnell, and Proctor

Entitled:

Criminal Procedure - Victim Notification

Synopsis:

Establishing victim, victim's representative, and witness notification procedures for criminal proceedings in cases in which the crime charged caused the death of the victim; establishing the same notification procedures when a petition for delinquency is filed for a child committing an act that caused the death of the victim that could be tried in circuit court or the District Court; and altering postsentencing notification procedures to apply to specified cases.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/3

First Reading Judiciary

2/12

Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.

3/10

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18

Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C

Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.

DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.

JUVENILE CAUSES

NOTICES

SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY

VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION

WITNESSES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Procedure

( 11-104 , 11-104 , 11-502 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered