Criminal Law - Sexual Extortion, Stalking, and Revenge Porn - Statute of Limitations and In Banc Review
What this bill does
Altering the statute of limitations applicable to the crime of sexual extortion to be 5 years and the crime of stalking to be 10 years; providing that the State may institute a prosecution for revenge porn at any time; and providing that, for purposes of the Maryland Constitution, a person who commits revenge porn shall be deemed to have committed a misdemeanor whose punishment is confinement in the penitentiary and may reserve a point or question for a certain in banc review.
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 (13)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Tirrell, Carrie | Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shapiro, Melanielobbyist | Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | David, Sarah | Office of the State Prosecutor | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Beeson, Diana | TurnAround Inc. | Oral |
| FAV | Ruth, Laure | Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Edith Patterson, Delegate | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Feinstein, Debbie | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Kelly, Senator Ariana | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Kelly, Senator Kellylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Watts, Kimberlee | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Oral |