HOUSE BILL 657

Sponsored By:

Charles County Delegation

Entitled:

Vehicle Laws - Vehicle-Related Offenses - Assessment of Surcharges to Support Volunteer Fire and Rescue Services

Synopsis:

Requiring a court, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, to assess a $10 surcharge against an individual convicted of specified vehicle-related offenses; requiring the clerk of the court to collect the surcharges and to remit the funds semiannually to the county in which the violation occurred; requiring the governing body of the county to distribute the funds to volunteer fire and rescue companies in the county; limiting use of the funds to specified costs directly related to support of volunteer fire and rescue operations; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

1/30

First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

1/31

Re-assigned Judiciary

2/5

Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.

2/20

Hearing cancelled

2/24

Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS

FINES

FIRE PROTECTION

MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED VEH; OFF-RD. VEH.; TRUCK

RESCUE SQUADS -see also- AMBULANCES; EMERGENCIES

VOLUNTEERS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Transportation

( 27-111 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Not available at this time