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SB 385

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Organized Retail Theft

Sponsor: Senator CassillyCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: First Reading Judiciary (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that multiple thefts committed by the same person in multiple counties under one scheme or continuing course of conduct may be aggregated and prosecuted in any county in which any one of the thefts occurred; altering a certain reference to the maximum value of certain property or services applicable to misdemeanor theft; requiring a court to make a finding as to whether a certain crime is organized retail theft; providing that the State has the burden of proving that a certain crime is organized retail theft; etc.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 6Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVTompsett, ThomasHarris Jones & MaloneWritten (PDF)
FAVLocklair, CaileylobbyistMaryland Retailers AssociationOral
FAVCassilly, Senator BobMaryland SenateOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWilliams, ThomasMaryland State PoliceWritten (PDF)
FAVVendemio, Detective MattMontgomery County PoliceOral
FAVSenator Cassilly, Senator CassillylegislatorIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVLocklair, CaileyMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association