File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 543/97 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Conway, Hollinger, Lawlah, McFadden, and Trotter
- Entitled:
-
Criminal Procedure - Warrantless Arrests and Citations
Adding specified misdemeanors to the list of crimes for which police
officers may make a warrantless arrest; adding specified crimes to the
list of crimes for which a police officer may issue a citation;
allowing a police officer who makes a warrantless arrest of an
individual for specified offenses to issue a citation; requiring the
Chief Judge of the District Court to establish a schedule of prepaid
fines for persons charged by citation; allowing prepayment of fines;
etc.
Senate Action
- 2/5
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/11
- Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/16
- Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
- Senator Gloria Gary Lawlah, District 26
- Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
- Senator Decatur W. Trotter, District 24
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ARRESTS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- DISTRICT COURTS
- FINES
- JUDGES
- LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF
- LITTER
- PAWNSHOPS
- PRECIOUS METALS AND STONES
- PROSTITUTION
- TRESPASS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
594B ,
594B ,
594B-2
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
