CHAPTER NUMBER: 275
File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 48/02 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Amedori and Hogan
- Entitled:
-
District Court - Civil Jurisdiction - Dishonored Checks and Other
Instruments
Clarifying that the District Court of Maryland has exclusive original
civil jurisdiction in an action for damages for a dishonored check or
other instrument regardless of the amount in controversy; and
providing that in an action for damages for a dishonored check or
instrument a defendant is entitled to demand a transfer of the action
from the District Court to a circuit court under specified
circumstances.
House Action
- 1/23
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 2/4 at 2:00 p.m.
- 1/29
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 2/4 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/10
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 2/11
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 2/14
- Third Reading Passed (134-1)
- 4/1
- Returned Passed
- 5/13
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 275
Senate Action
- 2/18
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/12
- Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/3
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/2
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A
- Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CHECKS
- CIRCUIT COURTS
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- DAMAGES
- DISTRICT COURTS
- JURISDICTION
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Commercial Law
- (
15-802
)
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
4-401 ,
4-402
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- February 14, 2003: Third Reading Passed (134-1)
- Senate
- April 3, 2003: Third Reading Passed (45-0)