Intercepted Communications - Penalties and Admissibility of Evidence
Sponsor: Senator LeeCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 11:00 a.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Reclassifying, as a misdemeanor instead of a felony, a certain offense relating to the prohibition against intercepting and disclosing certain communications; altering certain penalties relating to the prohibition against intercepting and disclosing certain communications; providing that a certain communication that was intercepted in violation of certain provisions of law may be admissible in certain proceedings under certain circumstances; etc.
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Testimony (8)
MGA witness listFAV 3FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Shellenberger, Scott | Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Seltzer, Yosefi | Office of the Staff Judge Advocate | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Lee, Senator Leelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Feinstein, Debbie | Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office | Oral |
| FWA | Jung, Roy | Office of the Attorney General -- Legislative Affairs Unit | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | David, Sarah | Office of the State Prosecutor | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lee, Susan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Ruth, Laure | Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc. | Written (PDF) |