MD HB1197 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 23-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-07 - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant who is charged with assault in the first degree or assault in the second degree against a victim who is a law enforcement officer; providing that a judge may authorize the pretrial release of a certain defendant on suitable bail or certain other conditions or both; requiring a judge to order the continued detention of a defendant who is considered likely to flee or to pose a danger to another person or the community; etc.

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Title

Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer (Police Protection Act)

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2020-02-07HouseHearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-02-07HouseFirst Reading Judiciary

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Criminal Procedure5202(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources


Bill Comments

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