Criminal Procedure – Partial Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search
Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: First Reading Judiciary (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting the Maryland Judiciary Case Search on or before October 1, 2020, from in any way referring to the existence of records of certain charges in cases with electronic records; establishing the Partial Expungement Workgroup to study and develop a plan and legislative recommendations for enabling the expungement of certain criminal charges; requiring the Workgroup to report its plan and legislative recommendations to the General Assembly by January 5, 2021; etc.
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Testimony (19)
MGA witness listFAV 13FavorableUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Mosby, Marilyn | Baltimore City STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Christensen, Tricia | Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | GLOVER, TRACEY | JOTF | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | YORK, CARYN | JOTF | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shutinya, Mariel | Maryland Legal Aid | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ciekot, Annlobbyist | Ncadd | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Davis, Mary Denise | OPD | Oral |
| FAV | Mansfield, Abigail | U Baltimore Human Trafficking Prevention Project | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | diamond, Joanna | hch | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caroom, Phil | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Holness, Toni | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Turner, Albert | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jordan, Lisaelobbyist | MCASA | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mansfield, Andrealobbyist | MD Chiefs and Sheriffs | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Morrissey, Chief Judge | MD Judiciary | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | KATCEF, WILLIAM | MD STATE'S ATTYS | Oral |
| UNF | KROLL, STEVE | MD STATE'S ATTYS | Oral |
| INFO | combs, kevin | DPSCS | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
DPSCSINFO 1
hchFAV 1
JOTFFAV 2
Maryland Legal AidFAV 1
MCASAUNF 1
MD JudiciaryUNF 1
MD STATE'S ATTYSUNF 2
NcaddFAV 1
OPDFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVCiekot, AnnNcaddRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute…
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.…