File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Schade, Baldwin, M. Burns, Ports, and Rzepkowski
- Entitled:
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Homicide - Use of Deadly Force in Residence - Defense
Establishing that a person who uses deadly force or force likely to
cause death within the person's residence is presumed to have held a
reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or serious physical injury
to the person or a member of the person's family or household, if the
force is used against another who unlawfully and forcibly enters or
has entered the person's residence; and providing that a person is not
civilly liable for any act or omission in protecting or attempting to
protect the person or a member of the person's family or household.
House Action
- 2/13
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/18
- Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/16
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Victoria L. Schade, District 31
- Delegate Robert C. Baldwin, District 33
- Delegate Michael W. Burns, District 32
- Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8
- Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- MURDER
- SELF DEFENSE
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
415A
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
