HOUSE BILL 482

File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 213

Sponsored By:

Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Maryland Judicial Conference)

Entitled:

District Court - Constables

Synopsis:

Making it discretionary, rather than mandatory, for the Chief Judge of the District Court to appoint constables in each district; making it discretionary, rather than mandatory, for an administrative judge of a district to assign constables to the courts or divisions of courts within the district; and repealing a requirement that every court or division of a court in a district have at least one constable.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/4

First Reading Ways and Means

2/7

Re-assigned Judiciary

2/9

Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.

3/13

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Chairman, Judiciary Comm.

Judicial Conference

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DISTRICT COURTS

JUDGES

LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF

PROCESS SERVING

Bill affects the following Statute:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 2-604 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered