File Code: Motor Vehicles - Rules of the Road
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegate Curran (Administrative Judges Committee of the District Court
of Maryland)
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Vehicle Offenses - Decriminalization
 
Decriminalizing vehicle offenses for which a period of incarceration
is not provided; providing that a defendant in a civil offense under
the Maryland Vehicle Law is entitled to specified rights and that the
burden of proof and evidentiary standards applicable to criminal cases
shall apply; providing provisions relating to proceedings in various
courts to reflect the decriminalization of applicable offenses; etc.
House Action
- 2/9
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 2/12
 - Re-assigned Commerce and Government Matters
 - 2/14
 - Hearing 3/13 at 1:15 p.m.
 - 3/20
 - Unfavorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters
 
Senate Action
- No Action
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
 - COURTS - GENERAL
 - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES, SENTENCES
 - EVIDENCE
 - FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
 - FINES
 - JURISDICTION
 - MOTOR VEHICLES - GENERAL -see also- ABANDONED VEHICLES
 - PENALTIES
 - STATE'S ATTORNEYS
 - STATUTES OF LIMITATION
 - TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 -   Courts and Judicial Proceedings
 - (
 3-801 ,
 3-801 ,
 3-801 ,
 3-804 ,
 3-806 ,
 3-806 ,
 3-810 ,
 3-824 ,
 4-101 ,
 4-301 ,
 4-302 ,
 4-303 ,
 4-401 ,
 4-401 ,
 4-402 ,
 5-106 ,
 5-106 ,
 6-203 ,
 6-203 ,
 7-203 ,
 7-204 ,
 7-206 ,
 7-301 ,
 10-302 ,
 10-306 ,
 10-306 ,
 10-307 ,
 12-101 ,
 12-101 ,
 12-301 ,
 12-302 ,
 12-302 ,
 12-303.1 ,
 12-401 ,
 12-404 ,
 12-702 ,
 12-702 
)
 - Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
 - (
 641 
)
 -   Transportation
 - (
 11-107.1 ,
 11-110 ,
 11-121.2 ,
 16-117 ,
 16-408 ,
 26-201 ,
 26-201 ,
 26-202 ,
 26-405.2 ,
 27-101 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments:
None available