Criminal Procedure - Charging Procedures and Documents - Citation
Sponsor: Delegate DumaisCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Modifying the circumstances under which a police officer is required to charge by citation for certain misdemeanor or local ordinance violations that have an imprisonment penalty of up to 90 days and do not involve serious injury or an immediate health risk; modifying the categories of offenses for which a police officer is authorized to charge by citation; and modifying the circumstances under which a police officer may charge a defendant by citation.
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Testimony (5)
MGA witness listFAV 4FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Caroom, Phil | MAJR | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Morningstar, Sara | MoCo | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Clark, Karen | Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministey | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Dumais, Delegate Dumaislegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Flores, Ricardo | OPD | Written (PDF) |