File Code: Motor Vehicles - Rules of the Road
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 310  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegate Hixson
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring System - Owner
Liability
 
Authorizing a law enforcement agency of a political subdivision or
State agency to mail a citation to the owner of a motor vehicle
recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system as running a
traffic light; authorizing the imposition of a certain civil penalty;
making the owner of the vehicle responsible for paying the civil
penalty under certain circumstances; providing that a person receiving
a citation may elect to stand trial in the District Court;
establishing the defenses that may be considered; etc.
House Action
- 1/24
 - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
 -      Hearing 1/31 at 1:15 p.m.
 - 1/26
 - Hearing cancelled
 - 1/31
 - Hearing 2/13 at 1:15 p.m.
 - 3/11
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
 - 3/12
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Special Order 3/14 (Del. Dembrow) Adopted
 - 3/14
 - Special Order 3/15 (Del. Curran) Adopted
 - 3/15
 - Floor Committee Amendment Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Del. Dembrow) Rejected
 -      Special Order later today (Del. Genn) Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Del. Genn) Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/18
 - Special Order 3/19 (Del. Oaks) Adopted
 - 3/19
 - Motion vote previous question (Del. McHale) Adopted
 -      Third Reading Failed (56-73)
 
Senate Action
- No Action
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - COUNTIES
 - DISTRICT COURTS
 - EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLES - EQUIPMENT
 - EVIDENCE
 - FINES
 - HEARINGS
 - HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, STATE
 - INSURANCE-MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- MD. AUTO. INSURANCE FUND
 - JURISDICTION
 - LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF
 - LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
 - PENALTIES
 - POSTAL SERVICE
 - RECORDS -see also- RCDNGS, LAND RCDS, VITAL RCDS; CRIM BKGD.
 - TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
 - TRIALS
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 -   Courts and Judicial Proceedings
 - (
 4-401 ,
 4-401 ,
 10-310 
)
 -   Transportation
 - (
 11-168 ,
 21-201 ,
 21-202 ,
 21-202.1 ,
 26-305 ,
 26-401 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- House 
 - Number: 102385/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 15, 1996     at: 12:35
 Status: Adopted         
 - Number: 186448/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 12, 1996     at: 11:52
 Status: Adopted         
 - Number: 296149/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 15, 1996     at: 10:55
 Status: Adopted         
 - Number: 342187/2 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 15, 1996     at: 10:56
 Status: Rejected