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SB 206

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Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2020)

Sponsor: Senator LeeCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 127 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the eligibility for the filing of a certain motion to vacate judgment if the person's participation in the offense was a direct result of being a victim of human trafficking; requiring that a certain motion be served on a certain State's Attorney; requiring that a certain motion be mailed to a victim or victim's representative at a certain address if the qualifying offense occurred within 5 years before the filing of the motion; requiring the court to take certain factors into consideration when making a certain finding; etc.

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Testimony (31)

MGA witness list
FAV 30FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVRudisill, IonaBCACOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBurnett, CM KristerferBaltimore City CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVByrne, JuliaBaltimore CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVThomas, EdESHTTFWritten (PDF)
FAVAndrews, ErinFAIR GirlsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVProcopio, MarkFreeState JusticeWritten (PDF)
FAVNunez, AndreaHoward CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVJordan, LisaelobbyistMCASAOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPhillips, DianaMD NARALWritten (PDF)
FAVWallerstedt, AnnelobbyistMDHTTF/MD Catholic ConferenceOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMorgan, JessicaMLAWWritten (PDF)
FAVRiley, JoeMSAAPosition only
FAVHeiman, HeatherMVLSWritten (PDF)
FAVWitten, JenniferlobbyistMaryland Hospital AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVAhmad, TazeenMoCo Commission for WomenPosition only
FAVElrich, MarcMoCo Office of County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVShapiro, MelanielobbyistOPDPosition only
FAVCAIAZZO, CAROLPANDAWritten (PDF)
FAVBattle-Brooks, ReneePGCHTTFWritten (PDF)
FAVBenjamin, CarenPolarisWritten (PDF)
FAVMcKenzie, ShamereSun Gate FoundationPosition only
FAVGoodmark, LeighUMD/Gender Violence ClinicWritten (PDF)
FAVEmerson, JessicaUbalt/HTPPOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMcKenna, PatrickVCAHTWritten (PDF)
FAVWestdorp, LaraWDLWritten (PDF)
FAVBlugis, SharonWISEWritten (PDF)
FAVRuth, LaureWomen's Law CenteeWritten (PDF)
FAVBruce, DonnaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGreen, KimbaIndividualPosition only
FAVLee, SenatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFJones, TylerMD JudiciaryWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJordan, LisaeMCASARegistered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
FAVWallerstedt, AnneMDHTTF/MD Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Food Bank
FAVWitten, JenniferMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.
FAVShapiro, MelanieOPDRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence