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Criminal Procedure - Protection of Identity of Victim of Sexual Assault

Sponsor: Michele Guyton (District 42B)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a court or a party in a criminal or juvenile delinquency case from disclosing or allowing inspection of a certain court filing unless the court or the party redacts identifying information relating to a victim of sexual assault that appears in the filing, subject to a certain exception; requiring a court to redact identifying information relating to a victim of sexual assault from an existing filing on a written request; requiring the Supreme Court of Maryland to adopt a certain rule regarding the redaction of certain information; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 15Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVShellenberger, ScottBaltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGuyton, MicheleDelegate Michele GuytonWritten (PDF)
FAVPruitt, LaurenFreeState JusticeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Written (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionPosition only
FAVRuth, LaureMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolencePosition only
FAVFeinstein, DebbieMontgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeOral
FAVDavid, SarahOffice of the State ProsecutorOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSetzer, MaryOffice of the State ProsecutorOral
FAVMunroe, KeciaWomen's CaucusWritten (PDF)
FAVOMalley, CatherineWomen's Law CenterOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Guyton, Delegate GuytonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVKhan, SaaraIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVWolfgang, KurtIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

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