2000 Regular Session

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