HOUSE BILL 419

Sponsored By:

Delegates Jameson, Barkley, Beitzel, DeBoy, George, Krebs, Love, McDonough, Murphy, Sophocleus, Wilson, and Wood

Entitled:

Criminal Procedure - Reports to Crime Stoppers Organization - Inadmissibility and Confidentiality

Synopsis:

Establishing that evidence of a communication or information contained in the communication between an individual reporting alleged criminal activity to a specified Crime Stoppers organization and the individual who accepts the report is not admissible in a court proceeding; establishing that a law enforcement agency that receives information concerning alleged criminal activity from a Crime Stoppers organization may not disclose the identity of the individual who provided the information; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/4

First Reading Judiciary

Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.

2/21

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28

Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39

Delegate Wendell R. Beitzel, District 1A

Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A

Delegate Ron George, District 30

Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7

Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28

Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32

Delegate C. T. Wilson, District 28

Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.

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

Disclosure

Evidence

Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of

Nonprofit Organizations

Privacy

Reports

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Procedure

( 11-1101 , 11-1102 , 11-1103 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

House

Judiciary