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Law Enforcement Officers - Creditability of Witnesses and Misconduct Database (Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021)

Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring each State's Attorney to maintain a list of certain law enforcement officers who have been found to have committed or are alleged to have committed acts that bear on credibility, integrity or honesty that would constitute impeachment or exculpatory evidence; providing that certain personnel records are subject to inspection under the Maryland Public Information Act; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to establish and maintain a certain database; etc.

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Testimony (16)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable

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.
UNFMassoni, JennaRegistered for: ZeroEyes; Heritage Memorial Cemetery; Maryland Farm Bureau; Mechanical Contractors Association of Maryland, Inc.; ALS Association DC/MD/VA Chapter (ALSA); Alorica
FWAGiannetti , JohnMCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' AssociationRegistered for: Stellar IT Maryland; Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association