Criminal Law - False Statements - Emergency or Commission of Crime
Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (District 18)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 12:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a person from making or causing to be made a certain statement, report, or complaint to a certain governmental emergency report recipient with reckless disregard of causing bodily harm to an individual as a direct result of a response to the statement, report, or complaint; establishing penalties for a violation of the Act; providing for the venue for a prosecution for a violation of the Act; providing that a person who violates the Act is civilly liable to a certain individual; etc.
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Testimony (7)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Anti-Defamation League | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Niemann, Doyle | MSBA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | katcef, william | md state's attys | Oral |
| FAV | kroll, steve | md state's attys | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Waldstreicher, Senator Waldstreicherlegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | jerome, joseph | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Morris, Chief Dave | Riverdale Park Police | Oral + Written (PDF) |