Maryland House Bill 446 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-18 - Hearing 2/02 at 1:30 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Providing that multiple thefts committed by the same person in multiple counties under one scheme or continuing course of conduct may be aggregated and prosecuted in any county in which any one of the thefts occurred; altering a certain reference to the maximum value of certain property or services applicable to misdemeanor theft; requiring a court to make a finding as to whether a certain crime is organized retail theft; providing that the State has the burden of proving that a certain crime is organized retail theft; etc.

Organized Retail Theft

Del. Kathleen Dumais [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-18	House	Hearing 2/02 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-01-15	House	First Reading Judiciary

HB446 (Carry Over) 2021-01-18 - Hearing 2/02 at 1:30 p.m.
HB446 (Carry Over) 2021-01-18 - Hearing 2/02 at 1:30 p.m.
SB385 (Crossfiled) 2021-03-16 - Referred Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Procedure	2	203	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Criminal Procedure	6	235	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Criminal Law	7	103	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0446?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0446f.pdf