HOUSE BILL 1446

Sponsored By:

Delegate Shriver

Entitled:

Court Administration - Collection of Fees - Privatization

Synopsis:

Establishing a pilot program in Baltimore City and Montgomery County to privatize the collection of court costs, fines, restitution payments, probation fees, and other judicial fees in connection with criminal cases in the District Court and circuit court systems; authorizing the State Court Administrator to enter into certain contracts; establishing program requirements for a private contractor; establishing a priority for the disbursement of money; authorizing a standing master to hold hearings concerning collection matters; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

3/4

First Reading House Rules

3/11

Re-referred Judiciary

Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.

3/21

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS

BALTIMORE CITY

CIRCUIT COURTS

CONTRACTORS

CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS, PROCUREMENT

COURT OF APPEALS

COURTS - COSTS

COURTS - GENERAL

DISTRICT COURTS

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

FINES

HEARINGS

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

PAROLE AND PROBATION

PRIVATIZATION

PROCUREMENT

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -see also- STATE EMPLOYEES

REPORTS -see also- RECORDS

RESTITUTION

STATE EMPLOYEES

WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- LEAVE, OVERTIME

Bill affects the following Statute:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 13-103 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None available