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HB 397

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Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Failure to Obey a Court Order to Report to Confinement

Sponsor: Robin L. Grammer, Jr. (District 6)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement of a conviction of failure to obey a court order to report to a place of confinement; and prohibiting a person from filing a petition for expungement of a conviction of failure to obey a court order to report to a place of confinement until 15 years after the completion of the sentence.

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Testimony (8)

MGA witness list
FAV 4FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMcNeal, WesleyIndividualOral
FAVHoffman, CharlotteTrans MarylandPosition only
FAVDelegate Grammer, Delegate GrammerlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
UNFBrown, KirstenMaryland State's Attorneys' AssociationWritten (PDF)
FWALink, SeanMaryland Office of the Public DefenderWritten (PDF)
INFOVormelker, WillMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
INFOClark, TiffanyOffice of the Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)

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