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

Sponsor: April Rose (District 5)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

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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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMansfield, AndrealobbyistMD Chiefs and SheriffsWritten (PDF)
FAVYoung, MikeState FOPWritten (PDF)
FAVdewees, jimcarroll county sheriffOral
FAVdeleonardo, briancarroll county states attorneyOral
FAVDelegate Rose, Delegate RoselegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFJones, TylerMD JudiciaryWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and SheriffsRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.