Public Safety - Lethality Assessment Protocol
Sponsor: Robin L. Grammer, Jr. (District 6)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring each law enforcement agency to adopt a policy requiring the use of a lethality assessment protocol; and defining 'lethality assessment protocol' as a multiprong validated tool intended for use by law enforcement officers investigating domestically related crime, which uses evidence-based questions to assess certain risk to an individual, and includes offering local resources to an individual in danger of death or injury from an intimate partner.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 1FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Delegate Grammer, Delegate Grammerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Ruth, Laure | Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence | Written (PDF) |