SB 811

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Criminal Procedure – Maryland Judiciary Case Search – Case Blocking

Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (District 18)Committee: 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 from in any way referring to the existence of certain records relating to certain cases.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 18FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	DeVaughn, Ashley	Advocates for Children & Youth	Position only
FAV	mosby, Marilyn	Baltimore City States Attorney	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gudlavaletti, Rajani	Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry, Donald	GBC	Written (PDF)
FAV	CIEKOT, ANNlobbyist	HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	TURNER, ALBERT	HPRP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Healthcare for the Homeless	Position only
FAV	Turner, Albert	Homeless Persons Representation Project	Position only
FAV	YORK, CARYN	JOB OPPORTUNITIES TASK FORCE	Written (PDF)
FAV	York, Caryn	Job Opportunities Task Force	Position only
FAV	FRANCIS, SUSAN	LAWYERS ORG	Written (PDF)
FAV	jefferson, staceylobbyist	MAP	Position only
FAV	Cagwin, Todd	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	HANSON, NICOLE	OUT FOR JUSTICE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Mary-Denise	Office of the Public Defender	Position only
FAV	Caroom, Phil	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jefferson, Staceylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Waldstreicher, Senator Waldstreicherlegislator	Individual	Position only
UNF	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	MD Chiefs and Sheriffs	Written (PDF)
UNF	Harris, Pam	MD Judiciary	Oral
UNF	Morrissey, Chief Judge	MD Judiciary	Oral
UNF	riley, joe	msaa	Oral

Organizations on record

Advocates for Children & YouthFAV 1

Baltimore City States AttorneyFAV 1

Baltimore County State's AttorneyUNF 1

Baltimore Harm Reduction CoalitionFAV 1

GBCFAV 1

Healthcare for the HomelessFAV 1

HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESSFAV 1

Homeless Persons Representation ProjectFAV 1

HPRPFAV 1

Job Opportunities Task ForceFAV 1

JOB OPPORTUNITIES TASK FORCEFAV 1

LAWYERS ORGFAV 1

MAPFAV 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

MD Chiefs and SheriffsUNF 1

MD JudiciaryUNF 2

msaaUNF 1

Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

OUT FOR JUSTICEFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCIEKOT, ANNHEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESSRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute…

FAVjefferson, staceyMAPRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FAVJefferson, StaceyRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

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.…