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HOUSE BILL 444

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 293/07 - JUD
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 116

Sponsored By:
Delegates Niemann, Lee, and McComas (Task Force to Study Identity Theft) and Delegates Barnes, Carr, Howard, Hucker, Impallaria, Ivey, Lafferty, McConkey, Pena-Melnyk, Smigiel, and Vallario

Entitled:
Criminal Law - Mail Theft - Penalty

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully removing, taking, possessing, obtaining, or receiving mail under specified circumstances without the permission of the United States Postal Service or the intended recipient; providing penalties for a violation of the Act; repealing a provision that prohibits opening a letter without permission, that is rendered inconsistent with the Act; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
1/30
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
2/18
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
Identity Theft, Task Force to Study
Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Appeals -see also- Judicial Review
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Penalties
Postal Service
Statutes of Limitation
Theft -see also- Shoplifting

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law
( 3-905 , 7-106.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered


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