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SB 617

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Criminal Procedure – Expungement – Entitlement

Sponsor: Jack Bailey (District 29)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Hearing 2/23 at 2:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that a person is not entitled to expungement of certain records if the court ordered the person to register as a certain sex offender in connection with the disposition of a certain charge or the person has not satisfied an obligation to pay court costs, fines, or restitution imposed by the court in connection with the disposition of the charge on which the petition is based.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCox, JohnBaltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMansfield, AndrealobbyistMaryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Written (PDF)
FAVBailey, JackIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Bailey, Senator BaileylegislatorIndividualOral
UNFJohnson, QianaLife After ReleaseOral + Written (PDF)
UNFSweeney, ChristopherMaryland Volunteer Lawyers ServiceOral + Written (PDF)
UNFDavis, Mary DeniseOPDOral
UNFThibeault, AbigailOffice of the Public DefenderOral
UNFHanson - Mundell, NicoleOut for JusticeOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMansfield, 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.
FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault