Criminal Law - Public Safety - Communications With Public Safety Answering Points
What this bill does
Prohibiting a person from making communications that are reasonably expected to impair the functioning of a public safety answering point or intended to disrupt an emergency response; prohibiting a person from making a false statement, report, or complaint to a public safety answering point or law enforcement officer that results in a certain response and providing a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment of up to 5 years or a fine of up to $25,000, or both.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (7)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Cunningham, Randall | Harford County Government - Emergency Services | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Strickland, Russell | Maryland Emergency Management Agency | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kagan, Sen. Cheryl | Maryland State Senate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ferretti, William | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Markey, Jack | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
