Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Mistaken Identity
Sponsor: Carl Jackson (District 8)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a State's Attorney to give notice to the court when seeking to dismiss a charge based on mistaken identity; requiring the automatic expungement of records relating to charges that are dismissed or of which a person is acquitted as a result of mistaken identity; and requiring a custodian of records to advise, within 60 days after the entry of a certain order, the court and the person charged of compliance with an order entered under the Act.
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Testimony (11)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Belk, Charles | Fitting The Description | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dews, Christopherlobbyist | JOTF | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Legal Aid, Maryland | Maryland Legal Aid | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hilliard, Elizabeth | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Davis, Mary Denise | OPD | Oral |
| FAV | Jackson, Michael | Senate of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Jackson, Senator Jacksonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Cox, John | Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Elalamy, Sara | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Sweeney, Christopher | Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVDews, ChristopherJOTFRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…