TASK FORCE TO STUDY CRIME CLASSIFICATION & PENALTIES

Mary L. Washington, Chair (chosen by Task Force)

Appointed by Senate President: Michael J. Hough; Jeffrey D. Waldstreicher; Mary L. Washington.

Appointed by House Speaker: Daniel L. Cox; Emily K. Shetty; one vacancy.

Appointed by Public Defender: David M. Jaros, J.D.

Appointed by President, Maryland State's Attorneys' Association: Scott G. Patterson

Ex officio: Hannibal Kemerer, Esq., designee of Attorney General; Rachel M. Kamins, designee of Public Defender; Carl J. Kotowski, designee of Executive Director, Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, & Victim Services; David A. Soule, Ph.D., Executive Director, State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy; Daniel M. Long, Chair, Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board; Scott D. Shellenberger, designee of President, Maryland State's Attorneys' Association.

[photo, Legislative Services Building (from College Ave.), 90 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland] Staff: Jameson D. Lancaster

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Legislative Services Building (from College Ave.), 90 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland, January 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt

In June 2019, the Task Force to Study Crime Classification and Penalties was formed by the General Assembly (Chapters 372 & 578, Acts of 2019).

First, the Task Force reviewed all penalties for both criminal and civil violations in the Maryland Code. Next, the history and legislative intent of the classifications of criminal and civil violations was evaluated, including the constitutional implications and the collateral consequences resulting from those classifications. Further, Maryland's system of criminal classifications and penalties was compared to those of other states. Finally, the Task Force made recommendations for changing the current statutory classifications of criminal and civil violations in the Maryland Code.

Authorization for the Task Force ended June 30, 2021.

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