Criminal Law - Child Pornography - Prohibitions and Penalties
What this bill does
Prohibiting a person from possessing more than 100 images of certain child pornography or possessing or viewing images of certain child pornography depicting a minor or an individual indistinguishable from an actual and identifiable child under the age of 13 years; providing that a violation of the Act is a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years; and providing that a sentence under the Act may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence imposed for certain other crimes.
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 (0)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Patashnick, Gavin | Cecil County State's Attorney's Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Philip, Diana | Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | King, Joyce | Frederick County State's Attorney's Office | Oral |
| FAV | Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist | Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ruth, Laure | Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Miller, LaShella | Zen Corp Federation of Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Simpson, Delegate Simpsonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Payne, Zachary | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Simpson, Karen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jones, Brenda | Families Advocating Intelligent Registries (FAIR) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Taylor, Vanita | Office of the Public Defender | Oral |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |