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SENATE BILL 586
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ENROLLED BILL
— Judicial Proceedings/Judiciary —
Introduced by Senators McCray, Washington, Hayes, and Ferguson
Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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Proofreader.
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Proofreader.
Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
_______ day of _______________ at _ _______________________ o’clock, ________M.
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President.
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Criminal Procedure – Pretrial Release of Defendant – Notice and Public Safety – 2
Courts and Criminal Justice in Baltimore City 3
FOR the purpose of requiring a court and the Office of the State’s Attorney the Department 4
of Public Safety and Correctional Services to notify a certain law enforcement agency 5
the Baltimore Police Department if a defendant charged with certain crimes is 6
released prior to trial; and generally relating to pretrial release procedures 7
establishing the Jobs Court Pilot Program in the District Court sitting in Baltimore 8
City; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to take certain actions 9
including providing a certain report, in consultation with the Baltimore Workforce 10
Development Board, to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before a certain 11
date; requiring the Baltimore Police Department to report certain information to the 12
Baltimore City Delegation to the General Assembly regarding firearms destroyed, 13
seized, or recovered by the Department during a certain year; providing for a certain 14 2 SENATE BILL 586
penalty for noncompliance; and generally relating to Courts and Criminal Justice in 1
Baltimore City. 2
BY adding to 3
Article – Criminal Procedure 4
Section 5–105 and 6–236 5
Annotated Code of Maryland 6
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 7
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
Article – Criminal Procedure 9
Section 11–104(f)(4) 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12
BY adding to 13
Article – Public Safety 14
Section 3–501.1 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 17
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
Article – Criminal Procedure 20
5–105. 21
(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO A DEFENDANT WHO I S CHARGED WITH : 22
(1) MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE; 23
(2) MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE; 24
(3) ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE; 25
(4) ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE ; 26
(5) ROBBERY WITH A DANGE ROUS WEAPON ; OR 27
(6) ARMED CARJACKING IN BALTIMORE CITY. 28
(B) IF A DEFENDANT IS REL EASED BEFORE TRIAL , THE COURT AND THE 29
OFFICE OF THE STATE’S ATTORNEY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND 30
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE WITHIN 48 24 HOURS OF THE 31 SENATE BILL 586 3
RELEASE TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CY THAT ARRESTED THE DEFENDANT 1
BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT . 2
(C) NOTICE PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL B E PROVIDED I N A 3
MANNER THAT ALLOWS T HE SORTING AND FILTE RING OF THE INFORMAT ION 4
PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL 5
SERVICES. 6
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 7
as follows: 8
Article – Criminal Procedure 9
6–236. 10
(A) THERE IS A JOBS COURT PILOT PROGRAM IN THE DISTRICT COURT 11
SITTING IN BALTIMORE CITY. 12
(B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PI LOT PROGRAM IS TO RE DUCE RECIDIVISM BY 13
OFFERING DEFENDANTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PA RTICIPATE IN FULL –TIME JOB 14
TRAINING AND JOB PLA CEMENT PROGRAMS AS A COND ITION OF PROBATION , AN 15
ALTERNATIVE TO INCAR CERATION, OR A CONDITION OF PR ETRIAL RELEASE . 16
(C) TO ACCOMPLISH THE PUR POSE OF THE PILOT PR OGRAM, THE 17
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS SHALL DEVELOP A PLAN TO IMPLEMENT 18
AND MONITOR THE PILOT PROGRAM . 19
(D) ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30, 2027, THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE 20
COURTS, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BALTIMORE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 21
BOARD, SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 22
OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE 23
OPERATION AND RESULT S OF THE PILOT PROGR AM. 24
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 25
as follows: 26
Article – Public Safety 27
3–501.1. 28
(A) (1) ON OR BEFORE MARCH 1 EACH YEAR, BEGINNING MARCH 1, 2023, 29
THE BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPO RT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN 30
ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL 31 4 SENATE BILL 586
ASSEMBLY REGARDING TH E FIREARMS DESTROYED , SEIZED, OR RECOVE RED BY 1
THE BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR Y EAR. 2
(2) THE REPORT REQUIRED U NDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 3
SUBSECTION SHALL ADD RESS: 4
(I) THE NUMBER OF FIREAR MS DESTROYED , SEIZED, OR 5
RECOVERED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD ; 6
(II) THE MANUFACTURER AND TYPE OF EACH FIREARM , TO THE 7
EXTENT KNOWN , INCLUDING WHETHER IT IS A HANDGUN, RIFLE, MACHINE GUN , OR 8
SHOTGUN; 9
(III) WHETHER EACH FIREARM HAD A SERIAL NUMBER ; 10
(IV) THE REASON FOR THE D ESTRUCTION OF EACH F IREARM; 11
(V) THE SOURCE OF EACH FIREARM , INCLUDING SEIZURE FR OM 12
A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT , CRIME EVIDENCE , AGENCY PURCHASE , TURNED IN TO THE 13
AGENCY BY A CITIZEN , OR ANY OTHER SOURCE ; AND 14
(VI) ANY OTHER RELEVANT I NFORMATION . 15
(B) THE REPORT SUBMITTED ON MARCH 1, 2023, UNDER SUBSECTION (A) 16
OF THIS SECTION SHAL L ALSO INCLUDE INFOR MATION REGARDING FIR EARMS 17
DESTROYED, SEIZED, OR RECOVERED BY THE BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT 18
DURING EACH CALENDAR YEAR FROM 2012 THROUGH 2021. 19
(C) IF THE BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS NOT SU BMITTED A 20
REPORT REQUIRED UNDE R SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION , THE GOVERNOR’S 21
OFFICE OF CRIME PREVENTION, YOUTH, AND VICTIM SERVICES MAY NOT MAKE 22
ANY GRANT FUNDS AVAI LABLE TO THE BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT . 23
SECTION 3. 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That for in each of fiscal year 24
years 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028, the Governor shall include in the annual State 25
budget an appropriation of at least $500,000 to the Baltimore Workforce Development 26
Board to be distributed to local workforce investment boards or other nonprofit entities that 27
participate in the pilot program Jobs Court Pilot Program by identifying employers and 28
training programs. 29
SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall take 30
effect July 1, 2023. Section 2 of this Act shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and, at 31
the end of June 30, 2028, Section 2 of this Act, with no further action required by the General 32
Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 33
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SECTION 2. 4. 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That , except as provided in 1
Section 5 of this Act, this Act shall take effect October July 1, 2022. Section 2 3 of this Act 2
shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and, at the end of June 30, 2027, Section 2 3 3
of this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated 4
and of no further force and effect. 5
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.