Criminal Procedure - Victims of Crime - Private Room
Sponsor: Michele Guyton (District 42B)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the State Board of Victim Services to develop a poster to notify a victim of the right to request a certain private room in a law enforcement agency or unit when reporting a certain crime; requiring a certain law enforcement agency to display a certain poster developed by the State Board of Victim Services informing a victim of the right to request a private room; and requiring a certain law enforcement agency to provide a certain private room to a certain victim under certain circumstances.
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Testimony (7)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Young, Ashley | MD Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mosby, Brittany | Office of Delegate Nick Mosby | Position only |
| FAV | Siri, Michellelobbyist | Women's Law Center of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Guyton, Delegate Guytonlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | adelaide, katherine | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | bean, rhonda | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | baranauskas, anthony | goccp | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVSiri, MichelleWomen's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.