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Committee advances ordinance to require arson offenders to register after first offense
Summary
The Public Safety Committee voted to advance ordinance 25-00005 to require persons convicted of arson to register with the police commissioner on first offense; agencies supported the change and the bill passed the committee 5–0 for second reader.
Baltimore City’s Public Safety Committee moved ordinance 25-00005 on Feb. 10, 2025, to require individuals convicted of arson to register with the police commissioner after a first offense instead of after a subsequent offense.
Tyler Shneila, Deputy Director for Local Affairs in the Mayor’s Office of Government Relations, said the draft corrects current code language so registration is required on the first offense. "What we are doing is we are correcting the code where right now it says that a person only has to register to the arson offender registry, after a subsequent offense," he told the committee.
The Baltimore City Law Department approved the bill for reform and legal sufficiency, and the police department and fire department indicated support during agency reports. Michelle Toth of the Law Department stated the office would approve the measure for form and legal sufficiency.
With no public testimony, Councilwoman Gray moved the bill and Councilmember Blanchard seconded. The committee recorded a favorable committee vote (Conway: yes; McCray: yes; Porter: yes; Blanchard: yes; Gray: yes), and the chair said the bill will be scheduled for second reader at the next council meeting.
