Maryland Senate Bill 527 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-09 - Hearing 2/25 at 11:00 a.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizing a court to stay the entering of judgment, defer further proceedings, and place a certain defendant on probation subject to reasonable conditions if the court finds facts justifying a finding of guilt; repealing a requirement that the certain written consent of the defendant to the probation before judgment occur after a determination of guilt or acceptance of a nolo contendere plea; and authorizing a court to suspend a portion or all of a certain sentence as a condition of a probation before judgment.

Criminal Procedure - Probation Before Judgment - Facts Justifying a Finding of Guilt and Suspension of Sentence

Sen. Susan Lee [D]

Sen. William Ferguson [D]

Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-09	Senate	Hearing 2/25 at 11:00 a.m.
2021-02-09	Senate	Hearing canceled
2021-02-05	Senate	Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2021-02-05	Senate	Hearing canceled
2021-01-27	Senate	Hearing 2/16 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-01-22	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

HB354 (Crossfiled) 2021-01-31 - Hearing 2/23 at 1:30 p.m.
SB653 (Carry Over) 2020-03-12 - Referred Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Procedure	6	220	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0527?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0527f.pdf