CHAPTER NUMBER: 497
File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
- Sponsored By:
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Delegate Menes (Chairwoman, Special Committee on Drug and
Alcohol Abuse) and Delegates R. Baker, Boston, E. Burns, Eckardt,
Hutchins, Montague, Pitkin, and Stup
- Entitled:
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Crimes - Controlled Dangerous Substances - Forfeiture
Clarifying that specified types of property may not be forfeited in
connection with a controlled dangerous substance offense if the owner
establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that the offense was
committed without the owner's actual knowledge; eliminating the
requirement that there be a show cause order for forfeiture of money
and currency; making specified clarifying changes regarding the
parties who are authorized to institute a forfeiture proceeding and
the deadlines for filing a complaint seeking forfeiture; etc.
House Action
- 2/9
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/18
- Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/19
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/20
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Special Order 3/23 (Delegate Ports) Adopted
- 3/23
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Ports) Rejected (39-84)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/25
- Third Reading Passed (129-1)
- 4/11
- Return Passed
- 5/12
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 497
Senate Action
- 3/26
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/27
- Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/13
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/12
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/13
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
- Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41
- Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
- Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Special Comm. on
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate Thomas E. Hutchins, District 28
- Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
- Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
- Delegate J. Anita Stup, District 3
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- APPRAISALS
- BONDS -see also- COUNTY & BALTIMORE CITY BONDS; STATE BONDS.
- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- DRUGS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- FORFEITURE
- MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED VEH; OFF-RD. VEH.; TRUCK
- NOTICES
- PERSONAL PROPERTY
- REAL PROPERTY
- SEARCH AND SEIZURE
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
297
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 211096/2 (PDF) Offered on: March 20, 1998 at:
11:21 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 533001/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 23, 1998 at:
5:20 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 23, 1998: Floor Amendment (Ports) {533001/1 Rejected (39-84)
- March 25, 1998: Third Reading Passed (129-1)
- Senate
- April 13, 1998: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
