SENATE BILL 52

Sponsored By:

Senator Green

Entitled:

Criminal Law - Intimidation of Witnesses

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from causing another person to induce false testimony or avoidance of subpoena; making it a felony to induce false testimony or avoidance of subpoena; increasing the maximum penalty of imprisonment to 20 years for inducing false testimony or avoidance of subpoena; altering the jurisdiction of the juvenile court to exclude a child at least 16 years old alleged to have induced false testimony or avoidance of subpoena; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/14

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

1/19

Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m.

House Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.

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

HARASSMENT

JURIES -see also- GRAND JURIES

JURISDICTION

JUVENILE CAUSES

MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH

PENALTIES

SUBPOENAS

VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION

VIOLENCE -see also- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HARASSMENT

WITNESSES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 3-8A-03 )

Criminal Law

( 9-302 , 9-303 , 9-305 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered