Authorizing a State's Attorney or the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute offenses relating to personal identifying information fraud; authorizing the Attorney General to exercise all the powers and duties of a State's Attorney to investigate and prosecute specified violations; and establishing that a prosecution for a violation of specified offenses relating to personal identifying information fraud or other crimes based on a violation may be commenced in a county in which an element of the crime occurred or in which the victim resides.

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Sponsored by:

Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19

Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate W. Louis Hennessy, District 28

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14

Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14

Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ATTORNEY GENERAL

CREDIT

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.

FRAUD -see also- FORGERY

GRAND JURIES

IDENTIFICATION

INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.

JURISDICTION

PRIVACY

STATE'S ATTORNEYS

THEFT -see also- SHOPLIFTING

Bill affects the following Statute:

Criminal Law

( 8-301 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled (RTF / PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 252213/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2004   at: 11:32 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 838272/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 2004   at: 11:31 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Conference Committee Documents:

Report Number: 413021/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 12, 2004   at: 1:09 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 19, 2004: Third Reading Passed (140-0)

April 7, 2004: Third Reading Passed (140-0)

Senate

April 6, 2004: Third Reading Passed (47-0)

April 9, 2004: Third Reading Passed (47-0)