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Criminal Procedure - Attorney General - Independent Investigation of Law Enforcement-Involved Death

Sponsor: J. Sandy Bartlett (District 32)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring that a prosecution against a police officer alleging criminal conduct resulting in a person's death during an encounter with the police officer be brought in a county other than the county in which the death occurred; requiring the Attorney General to conduct an independent investigation of a certain death under certain circumstances; requiring an investigation to reach a conclusion as to whether any police officer or law enforcement agency involved in the person's death acted in a criminally culpable manner; etc.

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Testimony (13)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVwaddy, stevenNAACPOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBartlett, Delegate SandyIndividualPosition only
FAVDelegate Bartlett, Delegate BartlettlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHolness, ToniIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVJawando, willIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMorris, MargueriteIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFSmith, CharlieFCSAO/MSAAOral
UNFDUNBAR, LeeHarford County Sheriffs OfficeOral
UNFMansfield, AndrealobbyistMD Chiefs and SheriffsWritten (PDF)
UNFYoung, MikeState FOPPosition only
UNFkroll, srevemd state's attysOral
UNFpatachnick, gavinmd state's attysOral
FWADIXON, MONIQUENAACP LDFWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFMansfield, 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.