Courts – Improperly Summoning a Police Officer – Civil Liability
Sponsor: Cory V. McCray (District 45)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Civil Actions and ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing a certain civil action to be brought against a person who knowingly summons a police officer with the intent to infringe on the person's constitutional rights, unlawfully discriminate against the person, cause the person to feel harassed or humiliated or to be expelled from a certain place, or damage a person's reputation or certain other interests; specifying certain types of damages that a certain person is entitled to recover; and providing that the Act does not restrict certain legal remedies.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness listFAV 8FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Muhammad, Huzzaifa | CAIR Office in Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McCray, Cory | MGA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Flowers , Willie | NAACP - Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Braveboy, Aisha | Prince George's County State's Attorney | Oral |
| FAV | Elliott, Richard DeShay | Prince George's County Young Democrats | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Wade , Kendal | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Charles, Delegate Nick | House of Delegate | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lennig, Dorothylobbyist | House of Ruth MD | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Shapiro, Melanielobbyist | Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Ruth, Laure | Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Saint-George, Jo | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWAShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence