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MD HB810
Bill
Status
1/29/2025
Primary Sponsor
Robin Grammer
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AI Summary
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Every law enforcement agency in Maryland must adopt a policy requiring use of a lethality assessment protocol when investigating domestic violence cases
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The lethality assessment protocol is a validated, evidence-based screening tool used by officers to evaluate a victim's risk of being injured or killed by an intimate partner
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Officers must use the protocol to evaluate any person believed to be a victim of or injured in a domestically related crime or abuse
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The protocol requires officers to offer local resources to individuals identified as being at high risk of intimate partner violence
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Effective date: October 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Public Safety - Lethality Assessment Protocol
Death
Last Action
Withdrawn by Sponsor
2/24/2025