Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB683 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	hb0683
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 683
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10	10	By: Delegates Grammer, Arikan, Chisholm, Fisher, McComas, M. Morgan,
11	11	Nawrocki, and Szeliga
12	12	Introduced and read first time: January 24, 2025
13	13	Assigned to: Judiciary
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15	15	A BILL ENTITLED
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17	17	AN ACT concerning 1
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19	19	Criminal Law – Criminal or Delinquent Act of a Child – Liability of a Parent, 2
20	20	Guardian, or Custodian 3
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22	22	FOR the purpose of prohibiting the parent, guardian, or custodian of a child from 4
23	23	intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or negligently acting or failing to act in a 5
24	24	manner that results in the child committing a crime or delinquent act; requiring an 6
25	25	individual convicted under this Act to participate in certain proceedings and 7
26	26	programs and establishing the failure to do so as contempt of court; requiring the 8
27	27	court to order a parent, guardian, or custodian to pay certain court costs and 9
28	28	restitution related to a child’s crime or delinquent act; and generally relating to 10
29	29	liability for a child’s criminal or delinquent act. 11
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31	31	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
32	32	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 13
33	33	Section 3–8A–28 and 3–8A–29 14
34	34	Annotated Code of Maryland 15
35	35	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 16
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37	37	BY adding to 17
38	38	Article – Criminal Law 18
39	39	Section 1–403 19
40	40	Annotated Code of Maryland 20
41	41	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 21
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43	43	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 22
44	44	Article – Criminal Procedure 23
45	45	Section 11–604 24
46	46	Annotated Code of Maryland 25
47	47	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 26
48	48	2 HOUSE BILL 683
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51	51	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1
52	52	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2
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54	54	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 3
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56	56	3–8A–28. 4
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58	58	The court may enter a judgment of restitution against the parent, GUARDIAN, OR 5
59	59	CUSTODIAN of a child[,] OR the child[, or both] as provided under Title 11, Subtitle 6 of 6
60	60	the Criminal Procedure Article. 7
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62	62	3–8A–29. 8
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64	64	[A] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN § 3–610 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW ARTICLE, A court 9
65	65	may not order a parent, guardian, custodian, or child to pay: 10
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67	67	(1) A fine, fee, or cost under this subtitle; or 11
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69	69	(2) A sum of money to cover the support of a child under this subtitle. 12
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71	71	Article – Criminal Law 13
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73	73	1–403. 14
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75	75	(A) A PARENT, GUARDIAN, OR CUSTODIAN OF A CH ILD MAY NOT 15
76	76	INTENTIONALLY , KNOWINGLY , RECKLESSLY, OR NEGLIGENTLY ACT OR FAIL TO ACT 16
77	77	IN A MANNER THAT RES ULTS IN THE CHILD COMMITTING A CRIME OR DELINQUENT 17
78	78	ACT. 18
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80	80	(B) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO VIOLATES THIS SE CTION IS GUILTY OF A 19
81	81	MISDEMEANOR AND ON C ONVICTION: 20
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83	83	(1) IS SUBJECT TO IMPRIS ONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 30 DAYS, OR A 21
84	84	FINE NOT EXCEEDING $2,500, OR BOTH; 22
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86	86	(2) SHALL PARTICIPATE IN : 23
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88	88	(I) ALL COURT PROCEEDING S RELATED TO THE C HILD’S 24
89	89	DELINQUENT OR CRIMIN AL ACT; AND 25
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91	91	(II) ALL TREATMENT , COUNSELING , OR DIVERSION PROGRAM S 26
92	92	THE COURT ORDERS THE CHILD TO PARTICIPATE IN; AND 27
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94	94	(3) SHALL PAY ANY COURT COSTS RELATED TO THE CHILD ’S 28
95	95	DELINQUENT OR CRIMIN AL ACT. 29 HOUSE BILL 683 3
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99	99	(C) WILLFUL FAILURE OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO MEE T THE REQUIREMENTS O F 1
100	100	SUBSECTION (B)(2) OF THIS SECTION IS CONTEMPT OF COURT. 2
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102	102	Article – Criminal Procedure 3
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104	104	11–604. 4
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106	106	(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section and notwithstanding any other law, if 5
107	107	a child is the defendant or child respondent AND THE COURT ORDERS PAYMENT OF 6
108	108	RESTITUTION, the court [may order the child, the child’s parent, or both to pay restitution] 7
109	109	SHALL: 8
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111	111	(1) ORDER THE CHILD ’S PARENT, GUARDIAN, OR CUSTODIAN TO PAY 9
112	112	THE RESTITUTION; OR 10
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114	114	(2) IF THE RESTITUTION IS OWED TO THE CHILD’S PARENT, 11
115	115	GUARDIAN, OR CUSTODIAN , ORDER THE CHILD TO P AY THE RESTITUTION. 12
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117	117	(b) A judgment of restitution for $10,000 issued under Part I of this subtitle is the 13
118	118	absolute limit for each child’s acts arising out of a single incident. 14
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120	120	(c) (1) A court may not enter a judgment of restitution against a parent, 15
121	121	GUARDIAN, OR CUSTODIAN under Part I of this subtitle unless the parent, GUARDIAN, 16
122	122	OR CUSTODIAN has been afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard and to present 17
123	123	evidence. 18
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125	125	(2) A hearing under this subsection may be held as part of the sentencing 19
126	126	or disposition hearing. 20
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128	128	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Ac t shall take effect 21
129	129	October 1, 2025. 22