HOUSE BILL 444

Sponsored By:

Delegates Niemann, Lee, and McComas (Task Force to Study Identity Theft) and Delegates Barnes, Carr, Howard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, Lafferty, McConkey, Pena-Melnyk, Smigiel, and Vallario

Entitled:

Criminal Law - Mail Theft - Penalty

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully removing, taking, possessing, obtaining, or receiving mail under specified circumstances without the permission of the United States Postal Service or the intended recipient; providing penalties for a violation of the Act; repealing a provision that prohibits opening a letter without permission, that is rendered inconsistent with the Act; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

1/30

First Reading Judiciary

Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.

2/18

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47

Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21

Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20

Identity Theft, Task Force to Study

Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7

Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47

Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B

Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A

Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36

Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Appeals -see also- Judicial Review

Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.

Penalties

Postal Service

Statutes of Limitation

Theft -see also- Shoplifting

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law

( 3-905 , 7-106.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered