HB 290

Crimes - Interception of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communications - Exception for Imminent Danger

Sponsor: Robin L. Grammer, Jr. (District 6)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a person to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication if the person has a good faith belief that the person intercepting the communication or another person is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of a crime of violence, stalking, abuse, or a violation of a protective order.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cox, John	Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys Association	Oral
FAV	Cordero, Rebecca	Calvert County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carpenter, Lindsey	Frederick County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodriguez, Amanda	Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Feinstein, Debbie	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Schwartz, Paul	NARFE	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Spangler, Adam	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Garth, Jessica	State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's County, Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bailey, Anita	U.S. Army, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Grammer, Delegate Grammerlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
UNF	Brown, Gregorylobbyist	ACLU Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fink, Nelda	Individual	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Parvis, Lindsay	Family & Juvenile Law Section - MSBA	Written (PDF)
FWA	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACLU MarylandUNF 1

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Baltimore County States Attorneys Office, Maryland States Attorneys AssociationFAV 1

Calvert County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Family & Juvenile Law Section - MSBAFWA 1

Frederick County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.FAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFWA 1

Montgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

NARFEFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's County, MarylandFAV 1

U.S. Army, Office of the Staff Judge AdvocateFAV 1

Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.FWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

UNFBrown, GregoryACLU MarylandRegistered for: American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland; ACLU of Maryland

FWAShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence