MD SB993 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-07 - Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 16 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-07 - Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Providing that a person charged with a specified human trafficking offense involving a minor may not assert as a defense that the person did not know the age of the victim or that the minor consented; and providing that it is a defense that, at the time of the offense, the defendant made a specified attempt to ascertain the true age of the minor in a specified manner and did not rely solely on the verbal allegations or apparent age of the minor.
Title
Crimes - Human Trafficking of Minor - Defenses
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-07 | Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m. | |
| 2012-03-07 | Re-referred Judicial Proceedings | |
| 2012-02-16 | First Reading Senate Rules |
Subjects
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Search/Legislation?target=/2012rs/billfile/SB0993.htm |
| Text | http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/bills/sb/sb0993f.pdf |
