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| 3 | 3 | | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. |
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| 4 | 4 | | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. |
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| 5 | 5 | | *hb0663* |
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| 7 | 7 | | HOUSE BILL 663 |
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| 8 | 8 | | E4 3lr2467 |
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| 9 | 9 | | CF 3lr2469 |
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| 10 | 10 | | By: Delegate Cardin |
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| 11 | 11 | | Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Assigned to: Judiciary |
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| 13 | 13 | | |
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| 14 | 14 | | A BILL ENTITLED |
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| 16 | 16 | | AN ACT concerning 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | |
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| 18 | 18 | | Police Discipline – Order to Show Cause 2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | FOR the purpose of authorizing a police officer who is denied a certain right to apply to the 3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | circuit court at a certain time for an order that directs the law enforcement agency 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | to show cause why the right should not be granted; and generally relating to police 5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | disciplinary proceedings. 6 |
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| 25 | 25 | | BY adding to 7 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Article – Public Safety 8 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Section 3–113.1 9 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 10 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (2022 Replacement Volume) 11 |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12 |
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| 32 | 32 | | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Article – Public Safety 14 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 3–113.1. 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (A) AT ANY TIME BEFORE A HEARING IS HELD BY T HE HEARING BOARD 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | UNDER § 3–106 OF THIS SUBTITLE , A POLICE OFFICER WHO IS DENIE D A RIGHT 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | GRANTED BY THIS SUBT ITLE MAY APPLY TO THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR AN ORDER 18 |
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| 41 | 41 | | THAT DIRECTS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY T O SHOW CAUSE WHY THE RIGHT 19 |
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| 42 | 42 | | SHOULD NOT BE GRANTE D. 20 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (B) THE POLICE OFFICER SHALL MAKE T HE APPLICATION : 21 |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2 HOUSE BILL 663 |
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| 48 | 48 | | (1) IF THE POLICE OFFICER IS AN EMPLOY EE OF A COUNTYWIDE OR 1 |
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| 49 | 49 | | LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMEN T AGENCY, TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY IN 2 |
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| 50 | 50 | | WHICH THE LAW ENFORC EMENT AGENCY IS LOCA TED; AND 3 |
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| 52 | 52 | | (2) IF THE POLICE OFFICER IS AN EMPLOY EE OF A STATEWIDE OR 4 |
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| 53 | 53 | | BICOUNTY LAW ENFORCE MENT AGENCY , TO THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ANNE 5 |
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| 54 | 54 | | ARUNDEL COUNTY. 6 |
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| 56 | 56 | | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 7 |
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| 57 | 57 | | October 1, 2023. 8 |
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