Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB942 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0942
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 942
8	8	E2 4lr2859
9	9	HB 1044/23 – JUD & APP
10	10	By: Delegate Young
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024
12	12	Assigned to: Judiciary and Appropriations
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Criminal Procedure – Crime Solvers Reward Fund – Establishment 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of establishing the Crime Solvers Reward Fund as a special, nonlapsing 3
21	21	fund in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to provide grants 4
22	22	to law enforcement agencies and county reward programs to be used as rewards 5
23	23	offered to individuals for certain assistance in solving certain crimes; requiring 6
24	24	interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; and generally relating to 7
25	25	the Crime Solvers Reward Fund. 8
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27	27	BY adding to 9
28	28	Article – Criminal Procedure 10
29	29	Section 11–1201 through 11–1203 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 12. Crime 11
30	30	Solvers Reward Fund” 12
31	31	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
32	32	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 14
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34	34	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 15
35	35	Article – State Finance and Procurement 16
36	36	Section 6–226(a)(2)(i) 17
37	37	Annotated Code of Maryland 18
38	38	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 19
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40	40	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 20
41	41	Article – State Finance and Procurement 21
42	42	Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)189. and 190. 22
43	43	Annotated Code of Maryland 23
44	44	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 24
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46	46	BY adding to 25
47	47	Article – State Finance and Procurement 26
48	48	Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)191. 27 2 HOUSE BILL 942
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51	51	Annotated Code of Maryland 1
52	52	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 2
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54	54	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 3
55	55	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 4
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57	57	Article – Criminal Procedure 5
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59	59	SUBTITLE 12. CRIME SOLVERS REWARD FUND. 6
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61	61	11–1201. 7
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63	63	(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 8
64	64	INDICATED. 9
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66	66	(B) “COUNTY REWARD PROGRAM ” MEANS A PROGRAM ADMI NISTERED BY A 10
67	67	COUNTY THAT OFFERS R EWARD MONEY TO AN IN DIVIDUAL WHO PROVIDE S 11
68	68	QUALIFYING INFORMATI ON RELEVANT TO THE I NVESTIGATION OF A MU RDER OR AN 12
69	69	ATTEMPTED MURDER INV OLVING A FIREARM . 13
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71	71	(C) “FUND” MEANS THE CRIME SOLVERS REWARD FUND. 14
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73	73	(D) “LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENC Y” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 3–201 15
74	74	OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ARTICLE. 16
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76	76	(E) “QUALIFYING INFORMATIO N” MEANS INFORMATION PR OVIDED TO A 17
77	77	LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY THAT DIRECTLY LEADS TO THE IDENTIFICATIO N, 18
78	78	ARREST, AND CONVICTION OF TH E PERPETRATOR OF A C RIME. 19
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80	80	11–1202. 20
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82	82	(A) THERE IS A CRIME SOLVERS REWARD FUND IN THE DEPARTMENT . 21
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84	84	(B) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE GR ANTS TO LAW 22
85	85	ENFORCEM ENT AGENCIES OR COUN TY REWARD PROGRAMS T O ISSUE REWARDS TO 23
86	86	INDIVIDUALS WHO PROV IDE QUALIFYING INFOR MATION TO A LAW ENFO RCEMENT 24
87	87	AGENCY RELEVANT TO T HE INVESTIGATION OF A MURDER OR AN ATTEM PTED 25
88	88	MURDER INVOLVING A F IREARM. 26
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90	90	(C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE FUND. 27
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92	92	(D) (1) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL , NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT 28
93	93	SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 29
94	94	HOUSE BILL 942 3
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97	97	(2) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND SEPARATELY , 1
98	98	AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACC OUNT FOR THE FUND. 2
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100	100	(E) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 3
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102	102	(1) MONEY APPROPRIATED I N THE STATE BUDGET TO THE FUND; 4
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104	104	(2) MONEY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FUND THROUGH FEDERAL 5
105	105	PROGRAMS OR PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS ; 6
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107	107	(3) INTEREST EARNINGS OF THE FUND; AND 7
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109	109	(4) ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE A CCEPTED FOR 8
110	110	THE BENEFIT OF THE FUND. 9
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112	112	(F) (1) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T THE MONEY OF THE FUND 10
113	113	IN THE SAME MANNER A S OTHER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 11
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115	115	(2) ANY INTEREST EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE CREDITE D TO 12
116	116	THE FUND. 13
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118	118	(G) (1) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY TO AWARD G RANTS TO A LAW 14
119	119	ENFORCEMENT AGENCY O R A COUNTY REWARD PR OGRAM IN ORDER FOR T HE LAW 15
120	120	ENFORCEMENT AGENCY O R THE COUNTY REWARD PROGRAM TO PROVIDE R EWARD 16
121	121	MONEY TO INDIVIDUALS WHO PROVIDE A LAW EN FORCEMENT AGENCY WIT H 17
122	122	QUALIFYING INFORMATI ON RELEVANT TO THE INVES TIGATION OF A MURDER OR AN 18
123	123	ATTEMPTED MURDER INV OLVING A FIREARM . 19
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125	125	(2) FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A RE WARD FROM A LAW 20
126	126	ENFORCEMENT AGENCY O R A COUNTY REWARD PR OGRAM UNDER THIS SUB TITLE, 21
127	127	THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR COUNTY REW ARD PROGRAM SHALL ES TABLISH 22
128	128	THAT THE INDIVIDUAL : 23
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130	130	(I) PROVIDED CREDIBLE QU ALIFYING INFORMATION ; 24
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132	132	(II) DID NOT DIRECTLY PAR TICIPATE IN THE CRIM E; AND 25
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134	134	(III) COOPERATED WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN CY. 26
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136	136	(H) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2025, AND EACH YE AR THEREAFTER , THE 27
137	137	DEPARTMENT SHALL REPO RT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH 28
138	138	§ 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, ON: 29
139	139	4 HOUSE BILL 942
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142	142	(1) THE NUMBER OF REWARD S ISSUED BY LAW ENFO RCEMENT 1
143	143	AGENCIES AND COUNTY REWARD PROGRAMS IN A CCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBTITLE; 2
144	144	AND 3
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146	146	(2) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY PROVIDED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE. 4
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148	148	11–1203. 5
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150	150	(A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS TO CAR RY OUT THIS 6
151	151	SUBTITLE. 7
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153	153	(B) THE REGULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE: 8
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155	155	(1) CRITERIA EXPLAINING HOW ELIGIBLE LAW ENF ORCEMENT 9
156	156	AGENCIES AND COUNTY REWARD PROGRAMS MAY APPLY FOR FUNDING FR OM THE 10
157	157	FUND; AND 11
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159	159	(2) CRITERIA FOR THE DIS TRIBUTION OF AVAILAB LE FUNDS IN 12
160	160	ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBTITLE. 13
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162	162	Article – State Finance and Procurement 14
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164	164	6–226. 15
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166	166	(a) (2) (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and unless 16
167	167	inconsistent with a federal law, grant agreement, or other federal requirement or with the 17
168	168	terms of a gift or settlement agreement, net interest on all State money allocated by the 18
169	169	State Treasurer under this section to special funds or accounts, and otherwise entitled to 19
170	170	receive interest earnings, as accounted for by the Comptroller, shall accrue to the General 20
171	171	Fund of the State. 21
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173	173	(ii) The provisions of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph do not apply 22
174	174	to the following funds: 23
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176	176	189. the Teacher Retention and Development Fund; [and] 24
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178	178	190. the Protecting Against Hate Crimes Grant Fund; AND 25
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180	180	191. THE CRIME SOLVERS REWARD FUND. 26
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182	182	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 27
183	183	October 1, 2024. 28
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