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Sponsor calls for parity in penalties for hit-and-run on waterways
Summary
Senate Bill 123, presented as a cross-file of House Bill 676, would align penalties for hit-and-run incidents on Maryland waterways with land-based crimes. Sponsor said the case of a constituent whose spouse died in a boating hit-and-run illustrated the disparity; committee members asked about maritime legal differences and enforcement.
Senator Simon Aray presented Senate Bill 123 (cross-file of House Bill 676) on March 26, asking the Judiciary Committee to make hit-and-run on Maryland waterways subject to the same penalties that apply on land.
Sponsor description and motivation
Senator Aray said the legislation responds to a…
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