HOUSE BILL 576

Sponsored By:

Delegate Brown (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)

Entitled:

Criminal Procedure - State's Attorney Review of Applications for Statements of Charges

Synopsis:

Providing that a District Court judge is subject to specified provisions regarding the forwarding of specified applications for statements of charges; authorizing specified judicial officers to take action on or forward to a State's Attorney a copy of an application filed in the District Court and requested by specified persons that a statement of charges be filed against specified persons alleged to have committed an offense; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/4

First Reading Judiciary

2/11

Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

3/1

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25

Comm. to Revise Article 27

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.

DISTRICT COURTS

INDICTMENTS

INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.

JUDGES

MEDIATION -see also- ARBITRATION

STATE'S ATTORNEYS

SUMMONSES -see also- SUBPOENAS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 2-608 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered