Legislation

Title: Courts - Law Enforcement Officer as Witness - Prohibition on Postponement for Inability to Appear
Sponsored by: Delegate Glass
Status: In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Prohibiting a court from postponing a trial or hearing for a misdemeanor violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law for which the penalty is a fine not exceeding $500 if a law enforcement officer is a witness unless the law enforcement officer provides at least 1 week's advance notice of the officer's inability to attend and the court promptly notifies the person charged with the violation of the postponement.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2016

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2016 Legislative Date 2/12/2016 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2016 Legislative Date 2/12/2016 Action Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2016 Legislative Date 3/17/2016 Action Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/11/2016	2/12/2016	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/12/2016	2/12/2016	Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/16/2016	3/17/2016	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/12/2016	Text - First - Courts - Law Enforcement Officer as Witness - Prohibition on Postponement for Inability to Appear
3/17/2016	Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary

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