Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-059-2016

• Reference No.: CB-059-2016
• Draft No.: 2
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 11/15/2016
• Introduced Date: 10/18/2016
• Public Hearing Date: 11/15/2016 @ 10:00 a.m.
• Effective date: 1/9/2017
• Title: AN ACT CONCERNING LANDLORD-TENANT CODE DRUG ACTIVITY AND PROSTITUTION for the purpose of making persons, landlords, landlord agents, management staff and/or owners, as well as tenants, liable for the use of apartments for drug activities and/or for prostitution, including human trafficking; providing punishment for statutory violators; providing for certain inquiries; providing a voluntary program on human trafficking; providing for voluntary registration, voluntary training, and voluntary certification; and generally regarding drug activity and/or prostitution, including human trafficking.
• Proposers/Sponsors: Deni L. Taveras, Derrick Leon Davis, Karen R. Toles, Mary A. Lehman, Todd M. Turner, Obie Patterson, Dannielle M. Glaros, Mel Franklin, Andrea C. Harrison
• Code sections: 13-162.00.01 - , 13-162.00.02 - , 13-162.00.03 - , 13-162.00.04 -
• Contact: Kathleen H. Canning, Legislative Officer

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/23/2016	2	County Executive	signed
11/15/2016	2	County Council	public hearing held
11/15/2016	2	County Council	enacted	Pass
10/18/2016	2	County Council	introduced
10/6/2016	1	Transportation, Housing and the Environment Committee	Favorably recommended with amendments	Pass
9/29/2016	1	Transportation, Housing and the Environment Committee	Held in Committee
9/13/2016	1	County Council	presented and referred

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING LANDLORD-TENANT CODE DRUG ACTIVITY AND PROSTITUTION for the purpose of making persons, landlords, landlord agents, management staff and/or owners, as well as tenants, liable for the use of apartments for drug activities and/or for prostitution, including human trafficking; providing punishment for statutory violators; providing for certain inquiries; providing a voluntary program on human trafficking; providing for voluntary registration, voluntary training, and voluntary certification; and generally regarding drug activity and/or prostitution, including human trafficking.

Background

This bill expands current law regarding the use of an apartment for drug activities. The bill expands the persons that are considered violators of the statute.  This bill also establishes comparable laws for the use of an apartment for prostitution, including human trafficking. This bill provides a voluntary human trafficking education component. The Human Relations Commission, in collaboration with the Prince George’s County Police Department, will provide the training.