District Courts

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

District Court - Small Claims - Enforcement of Money Judgments [SB-594] [Law Enforcement ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting the District Court, in aid of enforcement or execution of a money judgment resulting from a certain small claim action, from ordering the appearance of an individual for an examination or ordering an individual to answer interrogatories.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023

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Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Children Charged as Adults - Confinement [SB-704] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
Repealing certain provisions requiring a certain court exercising criminal jurisdiction in a certain case involving a child to order the child to be held in a secure juvenile facility pending a certain determination, except under certain circumstances; requiring a certain child to be held in a certain secure juvenile facility while the child is awaiting trial or other legal process, except under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/27/2023

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Maryland 2023 Regular Session

City of Frederick - Assignment of Offenders to Road Work - Repeal [HB-640] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Repealing a provision of law requring a District Court judge to assign, if practicable, an offender to work the public roads of Frederick County or the City of Frederick as a penalty for a violation of a municipal law or ordinance of the City of Frederick.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Municipalities - Vagrancy - Repeal of Authority to Prohibit [HB-564] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Community Development ]
Repealing the authority of a municipality to prohibit vagrancy.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David H. Moon Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2023

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Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Prince George’s County – Speed Monitoring Systems on Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) – Penalties PG 303–23 [HB-431] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Establishing civil penalties for violations recorded by speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) in Prince George's County that are second or subsequent violations or that involve exceeding the maximum speed limit by certain amounts.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2023

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Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization [HB-367] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Authorizing a local jurisdiction to use a stop sign monitoring system if authorized by local law and if the local jurisdiction conducts certain public engagement and performs certain actions; prohibiting a civil penalty for a violation recorded by a stop sign monitoring system from exceeding certain amounts, based on the annual income of the owner or driver of the vehicle; providing for the distribution of revenue collected by the District Court and local jurisdictions for violations recorded by stop sign monitoring systems; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2023

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Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Traffic Control Device Monitoring Systems - Authorization [HB-353] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Authorizing the use of traffic control device monitoring systems, devices designed to capture a recorded image of a violation, by State and local agencies, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded failing to obey a traffic control device is subject, under certain circumstances, to a citation and civil penalty not exceeding $40; establishing certain defenses to a charge of an alleged violation recorded by a traffic control device monitoring system; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2023

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Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Authorization, Use, and Penalties [SB-229] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Authorizing a local government in certain counties to use noise abatement monitoring systems, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded in violation of certain motor vehicle noise requirements is subject to a warning notice; prohibiting a contractor that administers a noise abatement monitoring system from being compensated on a per-ticket basis on the number of warning notices issued; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2023 Regular Session

Judges; nominations for election to general district court. [SR-96] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John S. Edwards Presented And Ordered Printed 23104645d on 01/23/2023

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2023 Regular Session

Judges, retired, etc.; increases per diem compensation for substitute judges. [SB-1486] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Pensions ] [Retirement ]
Retired judges temporarily recalled to service; per diem compensation. Raises from $200 to $400 the per diem compensation for any justice, judge, member of the State Corporation Commission, or member of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission who is retired and who is temporarily recalled to service. Retired judges temporarily recalled to service; per diem compensation. Raises from $200 to $400 the per diem compensation for any justice, judge, member of the State Corporation Commission, or member of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph D. Morrissey Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0328) on 03/23/2023

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2023 Regular Session

Judges; election of a justice and various judges. [HJR-558] [Elections ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Election of a Supreme Court of Virginia Justice, Court of Election of a Supreme Court of Virginia Justice, Court of Appeals of Virginia Judges, Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, and members of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Les R. Adams Reading Of Report Waived (99-y 0-n) on 01/23/2023

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2023 Regular Session

Judges; nominations for election to general district court. [HR-251] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Les R. Adams Taken Up For Immediate Consideration on 01/23/2023

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Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Clerks of the Courts - Case Management System - Information [HB-134] [Technology and Innovation ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ]
Requiring the clerk of the court to include the name of the judge or magistrate who presided over a hearing or took judicial action as part of case information in the case management system of the court; requiring a clerk of the District Court to include the name of the judge who presided over a hearing or took judicial action as part of case information in the case management system of the District Court; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer Hearing 1/25 At 2:30 P.m. on 01/17/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

District Court - Small Claims - Enforcement of Money Judgments [HB-127] [Law Enforcement ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting the District Court, in aid of enforcement or execution of a money judgment resulting from a certain small claim action, from ordering the appearance of an individual for an examination or ordering an individual to answer interrogatories.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger Approved By The Governor - Chapter 709 on 05/16/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Prohibition on Rent Increases and Shielding of Court Records [HB-34] [Housing ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ] [Property Tax ]
Prohibiting a landlord from increasing a tenant's rent because a judgment was entered against the tenant in a failure to pay rent action; requiring the District Court to shield all court records within 60 days after the final resolution of a failure to pay rent proceeding under certain circumstances; requiring the District Court to shield all court records relating to a failure to pay rent proceeding, on motion by a tenant, under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Judiciary to publish a certain form; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Circuit Courts and District Court - Dishonored Checks - Service Charges [HB-66] [Finance ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Increasing the amount of the service charge from $10 to $30 that may be imposed by a circuit court or the District Court for a dishonored check.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Juanita Sandra Bartlett Approved By The Governor - Chapter 664 on 05/16/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Circuit Courts and District Court - Dishonored Checks - Service Charges [SB-99] [Finance ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Increasing the amount of the service charge from $10 to $30 that may be imposed by a circuit court or the District Court for a dishonored check.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle Approved By The Governor - Chapter 665 on 05/16/2023

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2023 Regular Session

Retired circuit court and district court judges; recall, evaluation, etc. [SB-843] [Law Enforcement ] [Retirement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Retired circuit court and district court judges; recall; qualification by Senate Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee for Courts of Justice. Provides that no retired judge shall be authorized or eligible for temporary recall if such judge, prior to submitting a notice of retirement, sought reelection to a subsequent term but was not reelected by a majority of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly. Retired circuit court and district court judges; recall; qualification by Senate Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Chapman Petersen Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/22/2023

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2023 Regular Session

Judges; maximum number in each judicial district. [SB-816] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Maximum number of judges in each judicial district. Increases from two to three the maximum number of authorized general district court judges in the Twenty-second Judicial District. This bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. William M. Stanley Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0073) on 03/21/2023

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2023 Regular Session

Judges; maximum number in each judicial district. [HB-1412] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Maximum number of judges in each judicial district. Increases from two to three the maximum number of authorized general district court judges in the Twenty-second Judicial District. This bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel W. Marshall Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 72 (effective 7/1/23) on 03/21/2023

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