2000 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 213

File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 482
Sponsored By:
Chairman, Judicial Proceedings 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

Senate Action
1/25
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/1
Hearing 2/8 at 1:45 p.m.
3/7
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/8
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/10
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
House Action
3/13
First Reading Judiciary
3/15
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
3/30
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Sponsored by:
Chairman, Judicial Proceedings 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 (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 10, 2000: Third Reading Passed (43-0)