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HB 236

EnactedCrossfile SB 92
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Peace Orders and Criminal Harassment - Intentional Visual Surveillance

Sponsor: William Valentine (District 2A)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Family LawStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 574 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Expanding the relief that may be included in a final peace order; altering the acts that constitute criminal harassment to include certain visual surveillance of an area of another person's residence where the other has a reasonable expectation of privacy; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction for a first offense is subject to imprisonment of up to 90 days or a fine of $500 or both, and for a second or subsequent offense, imprisonment of up to 180 days or a fine of $1,000 or both.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 7Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKing, JoyceFrederick County State's Attorney's OfficeWritten (PDF)
FAVGilbert, PatrickMaryland State's Attorneys' AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Valentine, Delegate ValentinelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVLeatherman, HannahIndividualOral
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only
FAVValentine, WilliamIndividualWritten (PDF)

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