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HOUSE BILL 441
E2 2lr1972
CF SB 586
By: Delegate Clippinger
Introduced and read first time: January 20, 2022
Assigned to: Judiciary
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 6, 2022
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Criminal Procedure Baltimore City – Pretrial Release of Defendant – Notice 2
FOR the purpose of requiring a court and the Office of the State’s Attorney the Department 3
of Public Safety and Correctional Services to notify a certain law enforcement agency 4
the Baltimore Police Department if a defendant charged with certain crimes is 5
released prior to trial; and generally relating to pretrial release procedures in 6
Baltimore City. 7
BY adding to 8
Article – Criminal Procedure 9
Section 5–105 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
Article – Criminal Procedure 15
5–105. 16
(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO A DEFENDANT WHO I S CHARGED WITH : 17
(1) MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE; 18
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(2) MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE; 1
(3) ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE ; 2
(4) ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE ; 3
(5) ROBBERY WITH A DANGE ROUS WEAPON ; OR 4
(6) ARMED CARJACKING IN BALTIMORE CITY. 5
(B) IF A DEFENDANT IS REL EASED BEFORE TRIAL , THE COURT AND THE 6
OFFICE OF THE STATE’S ATTORNEY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND 7
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE 8
RELEASE TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CY THAT ARRESTED THE DEFENDANT 9
BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT . 10
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 11
October 1, 2022. 12
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.