Maryland 2022 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB894 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/10/2022

                     
 
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SENATE BILL 894 
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By: Senator Smith 
Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2022 
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings 
 
A BILL ENTITLED 
 
AN ACT concerning 1 
 
Commission on Judicial Disabilities – Release of Information – Criminal 2 
Activity 3 
 
FOR the purpose of requiring the Commission on Judicial Disabilities to provide 4 
information on a judge’s criminal activity to certain law enforcement entities; and 5 
generally relating to the release of information on criminal activity by the 6 
Commission. 7 
 
BY adding to 8 
 Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 9 
Section 13–404 10 
 Annotated Code of Maryland 11 
 (2020 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 – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 15 
 
13–404. 16 
 
 NOTWITHSTANDING MARYLAND RULE 18–407, THE COMMISSION SHALL 17 
PROVIDE INFORMATION INVOLVING A JUDGE’S CRIMINAL ACTIVITY TO APPLICABLE 18 
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTING OFFICIAL S, INCLUDING A GRAND JU RY IF 19 
THE INFORMATION IS REQUESTED BY SUBPOENA . 20 
 
 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 21 
October 1, 2022. 22