File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Vallario and Turner
- Entitled:
-
District Court - Criminal Jurisdiction - Child Abduction and Custody
Interference
Granting the District Court jurisdiction over criminal cases in which
a relative is charged with abducting a child to a place outside of
this State, detaining, harboring, or hiding a child outside of this
State, or acting as an accessory to any of these acts; and
establishing that the jurisdiction of the District Court is concurrent
with the jurisdiction of the circuit court in these cases.
House Action
- 1/28
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/16
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- 2/17
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 2/20
- Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Senate Action
- 2/23
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/25
- Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/10
- Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
- Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ABDUCTION
- CHILD CUSTODY
- CIRCUIT COURTS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- DISTRICT COURTS
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- JURISDICTION
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
4-301 ,
4-302
)
- Family Law
- (
9-305 ,
9-307
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
- House
- February 20, 1998: Third Reading Passed (133-0)
