Criminal Procedure - Committed Persons - Release Proceedings
Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 760 (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Providing that certain provisions of the Maryland Rules relating to discovery in civil matters apply in a certain administrative proceeding; requiring a court that receives a certain report to promptly notify counsel of record for the committed person; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to notify the court and certain persons if the Department receives a certain report; requiring a court to hold a hearing on request by any party after a certain application is made; etc.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 8FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Parsley, Luciene | Disability Rights Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Parsley, Luciene | Disability Rights Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Varghese, Sanjeev | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Little, Sarah | Maryland Office of the Public Defender- Mental Health Division | Oral |
| FAV | Sydnor III, Charles E. | Senator Charles E. Sydnor III | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Renaud | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Miller, Linda | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Miller, Linda | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Gilbert, Patrick | Maryland State's Attorneys' Association | Position only |
| FWA | Varda, Tracy | SAO | Oral |
| FWA | Sydnor III, Charles E. | Senator Charles E. Sydnor III | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Messersmith, David | Wicomico County State's Attorney Office | Oral |
| INFO | Lynch, Meghan | Maryland Department of Health | Written (PDF) |