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Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior

Sponsor: Senator HoughCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a certain assistant State's Attorney with knowledge of the case, to meet with a victim of sexually assaultive behavior or the victim's representative within 20 days after receiving a request from the victim regarding a decision by the Office of the State's Attorney to not file a charging document or to dismiss charges against an alleged suspect; requiring the assistant State's Attorney, at the meeting, to explain the justification for a certain decision; and establishing certain requirements for the meeting.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list
FAV 9Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVAckerman, CarolineAmara Legal CenterWritten (PDF)
FAVMosby, MarilynBaltimore City State's Attorney OfficeWritten (PDF)
FAVJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVFrey, LeslieMontgomery CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVFrey, LeslieMontgomery CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVCrespo, VirginialobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Hough, Senator HoughlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Hough, Senator HoughlegislatorIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
FAVCrespo, VirginiaRegistered for: Maryland Retired School Personnel Association