HB 195

Did not advance

Criminal Procedure - District Court Commissioners - Issuance of Arrest Warrant

Sponsor: C. T. Wilson (District 28)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Hearing 2/09 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that only a police officer may file a statement of charges with a District Court commissioner; and altering a District Court commissioner's duties to exclude issuing arrest warrants.

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Testimony (16)

MGA witness list

FAV 4FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 11Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Truong, Hieu	Baltimore Asian Resistance in Solidarity	Position only
FAV	Wilson, Delegate C.T.	Maryland General Assembly (Delegate)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fraser, Stanford	Maryland OPD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Wilson, Delegate Wilsonlegislator	Individual	Oral
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	Lennig, Dorothylobbyist	House of Ruth MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	Maryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Katcef, William	Maryland State's Attorney's Association	Oral
UNF	riley, joseph	Maryland State's Attorneys Association	Oral
UNF	Kroll, Steven	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Oral
UNF	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Hoppmeyer, Melissa	Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office	Oral

Organizations on record

Baltimore Asian Resistance in SolidarityFAV 1

Baltimore County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #4UNF 1

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

House of Ruth MDUNF 1

Maryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)UNF 1

Maryland General Assembly (Delegate)FAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceUNF 1

Maryland OPDFAV 1

Maryland State's Attorney's AssociationUNF 1

Maryland State's Attorneys AssociationUNF 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationUNF 1

Prince George's County State's Attorney's OfficeFWA 1

Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.UNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFLennig, DorothyHouse of Ruth MDRegistered for: House of Ruth Maryland

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.…

UNFJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

UNFShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence