Criminal Procedure - Domestic Violence Offender Registry
Sponsor: C. Anthony Muse (District 26)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/12 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 all registration information to the Department; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Braveboy, Aisha | Prince George's County State's Attorney | Oral |
| FAV | Newman, Nina | Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office | Oral |
| FAV | Becker, Robin | State's Attorney's Office | Oral |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Muse, Senator Muselegislator | 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 | Goodmark, Leigh | University of Maryland School of Law Gender Violence Clinic | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | OMalley, Catherine | Women's Law Center | Position only |
| FWA | Muse, C. Anthony | Senator Muse | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Vormelker, Will | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Spangler, Adam | Office of Attorney General | Written (PDF) |