File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Baker and Middleton
- Entitled:
-
Child Support Enforcement - Criminal Contempt - Right to Jury Trial
Establishing that the defendant in a prosecution for constructive
criminal contempt for failure to pay court-ordered child support is
not entitled to a jury trial if the prosecutor recommends and the
court agrees not to impose a penalty of imprisonment for a period in
excess of 179 days.
Senate Action
- 09/5
- Pre-filed
- 1/9
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/6
- Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/18
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 2/19
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/21
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
House Action
- 2/22
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/20
- Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/8
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Walter M. Baker, District 36
- Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- JURIES -see also- GRAND JURIES
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
- SUPPORT OF DEPENDENTS -see also- ALIMONY
- TRIALS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Procedure
- (
6-101
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 798474/1 (PDF) Offered on: February 19, 2002 at:
12:17 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
- Senate
- February 21, 2002: Third Reading Passed (44-0)