Criminal Procedure - Domestic Violence Offender Registry
Sponsor: Aletheia McCaskill (District 44B)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to establish and maintain the Domestic Violence Offender Registry; requiring a certain person convicted three or more times of a certain domestically related crime to register with a certain county sheriff before the person is released, granted probation, granted a suspended sentence, or is not sentenced to a term of imprisonment; requiring the county sheriff to forward certain registration information to the Department; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Taylor, Ronnie | FreeState Justice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McCaskill, Aletheia | MGA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Spangler, Adam | Office of Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jones, Dana | Women Legislators of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate McCaskill, Delegate McCaskilllegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Hausner, Deena | House of Ruth Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ruth, Laure | Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kemerer, Hannibal | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Taylor, Vanita | Office of the Public Defender | Oral |
| UNF | OMalley, Catherine | Women's Law Center | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Vormelker, Will | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |