Crimes - Malicious Destruction of Historically Significant Monument (Monument Protection Act of 2021)
Sponsor: Chris West (District 42)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/11 at 11:00 a.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a person from willfully and maliciously destroying, damaging, vandalizing, or desecrating a certain historically significant monument; providing penalties for violations of the Act; authorizing a court to consider as one crime the aggregate value of damage to each property resulting from one scheme or course of conduct in determining a penalty; providing for the application and determination of the value of certain damage; etc.
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Testimony (11)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | West, Christopher | Senator Chris West | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Eaton, Ken | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Klima, Terry | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Martin, William | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator West, Senator Westlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Truong, Hieu | Baltimore Asian Resistance in Solidarity | Position only |
| UNF | Niemann, Doyle | Legislative Committee, Criminal Law & Practice Section, Maryland State Bar Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Elalamy, Sara | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| UNF | Law, Jonathan | Individual | Position only |