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SENATE BILL 111
E2 (4lr1345)
ENROLLED BILL
— Judicial Proceedings/Judiciary —
Introduced by Senator Sydnor
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 – Protection of Identity of Minor Victim 2
FOR the purpose of requiring, with a certain exception, a party or nonparty making a 3
certain filing in a criminal or juvenile delinquency case to redact certain identifying 4
information relating to a minor victim that appears in the filing; authorizing the 5
Supreme Court of Maryland to adopt rules requiring or authorizing a person making 6
a redacted filing under this Act to also file an unredacted copy under seal providing 7
that a court or a party in a criminal or juvenile delinquency case may not disclose or 8
allow inspection of a certain court filing to a nonparty unless the court or the party 9
redacts certain identifying information relating to a minor victim that appears in the 10
filing, subject to a certain exception; and generally relating to protection of victims. 11
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
Article – Criminal Procedure 13
Section 11–301 14 2 SENATE BILL 111
Annotated Code of Maryland 1
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 2
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 3
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 4
Article – Criminal Procedure 5
11–301. 6
(A) On motion of the State or on request of a victim or witness, during a criminal 7
trial or a juvenile delinquency adjudicatory hearing, a court may prohibit the release of the 8
address or telephone number of the victim or witness unless the court determines that good 9
cause is shown for the release of the information. 10
(B) (1) (I) IN THIS SUBSECTION TH E FOLLOWING WORDS HA VE THE 11
MEANINGS INDICATED . 12
(II) “IDENTIFYING INFORMATI ON” MEANS THE NAME OF , AND 13
ANY OTHER INFORMATION THA T COULD REASONABLY B E EXPECTED TO IDENTI FY, A 14
MINOR VICTIM. 15
(III) “MINOR VICTIM ” MEANS A VICTIM OF A CRIME OR 16
DELINQUENT ACT WHO W AS A MINOR AT THE TI ME THAT THE CRIME OR DELINQUENT 17
ACT OCCURRED . 18
(2) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER LAW , ON NOTICE THAT AN 19
ELECTRONIC OR PAPER FILING INCLUDES IDEN TIFYING INFORMATION OF A MINOR 20
VICTIM, UNLESS THE COURT FIN DS BY CLEAR AND CONV INCING EVIDENCE THAT 21
THERE IS GOOD CAUSE TO ORDER OTHERWISE , A PARTY OR NONPARTY MAKING AN 22
ELECTRONIC OR PAPER COURT FILING, INCLUDING THE FILING OF A CHARGING 23
DOCUMENT , IN A CRIMINAL OR JUVENILE DELINQUENCY CASE SHALL REDACT AN Y 24
IDENTIFYING INFORMAT ION THAT APPEARS IN THE FILING THE COURT OR A PARTY 25
IN A CRIMINAL OR JUV ENILE DELINQUENCY CA SE MAY NOT DISCLOSE OR ALLOW 26
INSPECTION OF AN ELECT RONIC OR PAPER COURT FILING, INCLUDING A CHARGING 27
DOCUMENT , TO A NONPARTY TO THE CRIMINAL OR JUVENILE DELINQUENCY CASE 28
UNLESS THE COURT OR THE PARTY DISCLOSING OR ALLOWING INSPECTI ON OF THE 29
FILING REDACTS ALL I DENTIFYING INFORMATI ON THAT APPEARS IN THE FIL ING. 30
(3) THE SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND MAY ADOPT RU LES 31
REQUIRING OR AUTHORI ZING A PERSON MAKING A REDACTED FILING UN DER 32
PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION T O ALSO FILE AN UNRED ACTED COPY UNDER 33
SEAL. 34
SENATE BILL 111 3
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACT ED, That this Act shall take effect 1
October 1, 2024. 2
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.