Maryland Senate Bill 545

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-23 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting a person from possessing more than 100 images of certain child pornography or possessing or viewing images of certain child pornography depicting a minor or an individual indistinguishable from an actual and identifiable child under the age of 13 years; providing that a violation of the Act is a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years; and providing that a sentence under the Act may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence imposed for certain other crimes.

Criminal Law - Child Pornography - Prohibitions and Penalties

Sen. Mary James [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-23	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

HB364 (Crossfiled) 2025-01-17 - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
SB65 (Carry Over) 2024-03-28 - Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Law	11	207	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Criminal Law	11	208	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Criminal Law	11	208.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0545?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0545f.pdf