No–Knock Warrants – Elimination (Duncan’s Act)
Sponsor: Robin L. Grammer, Jr. (District 6)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Hearing 2/09 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Repealing a provision of law authorizing an application for a search warrant to contain a request authorizing the executing law enforcement officer to enter a building, apartment, premises, place, or thing to be searched without giving notice of the officer's authority or purpose under certain circumstances; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
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Testimony (23)
MGA witness listFAV 18FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Rothermel, Tim | Cecil Solidarity | Position only |
| FAV | Schablein, Jared | Lower Shore Progressive Caucus | Position only |
| FAV | Caroom, Philip | Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform | Position only |
| FAV | Dove, Spencer | Maryland Commission on Civil Rights | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fraser, Stanford | Maryland OPD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tomasello, Beth | Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Apple, Christopher | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blissett, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Danahy, Molly | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Grammer, Delegate Grammerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Dormeus , Rhanda | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Law, Jonathan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lemp, Mercedes | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Parker, Janna | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Roshong, Riley | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shand, Tracy | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Shin, Rebecca | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Rose, David | Baltimore County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #4 | Position only |
| UNF | Shellenberger, Scott | Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | consoli, angelo | FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge | Position only |
| UNF | Mansfield, Andrealobbyist | Maryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' Association | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Magida, Lenore | DoTheMostGood | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFMansfield, AndreaMaryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' AssociationRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…