Started in 1998, the Criminal Law Article Review Committee revised the substantive provisions of Article 27, addressing crimes and related penalties. Revisions were completed for the 2002 legislative session and adopted (Chapter 26, Acts of 2002).
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ARTICLE REVIEW COMMITTEE
Appointed by Code Revision Committee:
Paul E. Alpert, Chair
Ann N. Bosse; Russell P. Butler; Arthur A. Delano, Jr.; Eric M. Johnson; Bruce P. Martin; Sharon A. H. May; Franklin B. Olmsted, Esq.; Alan Poulson; Judith S. Sachwald; Denise O. Shaffer; Dennis M. Sweeney.
The Criminal Procedures Article Review Committee was created in 1998 to review procedures now outlined in Article 27 that apply in criminal cases. These procedures cover arrests, trials, sentencing, criminal records, and forfeitures. The Committee also revised sections relating to the treatment of victims and witnesses.
With the adoption of the Criminal Procedure Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, the Committee concluded its work in 2001 (Chapter 10, Acts of 2001).
ELECTION LAW ARTICLE REVIEW COMMITTEE
Appointed by Code Revision Committee:
Anne S. Perkins, Esq., Chair
George Beall, Esq.; Judson P. Garrett, Jr., Esq.; Donald B. Robertson, Esq.; Robert A. Zarnoch, Esq.
The Election Law Article Review Committee began in 1998. Its revisions to the Elections Article (Art. 33) were adopted during the 2002 legislative session (Chapter 291, Acts of 2002).
PUBLIC SAFETY ARTICLE REVIEW COMMITTEE
Appointed by Code Revision Committee:
Raymond G. Thieme, Jr., Chair
Mary Ellen Barbera; Jana C. Burch, Esq.; Stuart M. Nathan, Esq.; Evelyn W. Pasquier, Esq.; Roger D. Redden, Esq.; Robert J. Steinberg.
Formed in 1999, the Public Safety Article Review Committee revised laws governing the Department of State Police; the State Fire Marshal and the State Fire Prevention Commission; building codes; emergency management; explosives; firearms and fire safety; and the militia. Revisions to current laws were introduced in the 2003 legislative session and adopted by the General Assembly (Chapter 5, Acts of 2003).
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