Summonses
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Actions to Repossess for Failure to Pay Rent - Summons [HB-1531]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring the District Court for Anne Arundel County in an action to repossess for failure to pay rent to send a copy of the court's summons to the defendant by first-class mail and for the summons to be served on the tenant, assignee, or subtenant by a private process server retained by the landlord; and prohibiting the court from directing its summons to a constable or sheriff of the county.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Pruski
Rereferred To Judiciary on 03/06/2025
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Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Statement of Charges - Human Service Workers [HB-302]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Expanding certain provisions of law relating to a certain investigation and recommendation by a State's Attorney concerning the filing of a statement of charges against certain professionals to include certain human service workers.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 134 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Property - Wrongful Detainer - Time of Hearing and Service of Process [SB-46]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring a certain hearing to be held not more than 10 business days after a certain complaint is filed; and altering requirements relating to service of process in a wrongful detainer action.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 188 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Property - Holding Over - Expedited Hearing and Service of Summons for Active Duty Service Members [SB-32]
[Real Estate ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Housing ]
Requiring the District Court to hold a hearing on a tenant holding over within 45 days after a landlord makes a complaint if the landlord or the landlord's spouse is on active duty with the United States military; and authorizing a private process server to serve a certain summons if the constable or sheriff of the county fails to serve the summons within 10 days after the summons is issued by the court.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Gile
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 646 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Property - Expedited Wrongful Detainer Proceedings - Property for Sale or Lease [HB-271]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring certain expedited proceedings in a wrongful detainer action if the property that is the subject of the action is, at the time of the complaint, advertised or listed for sale or lease by the complainant and requiring that notice of a hearing or appeal be served in person or, under certain circumstances, posted conspicuously on the property; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Addison
Hearing Canceled on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Property - Holding Over - Expedited Hearing and Service of Summons for Active Duty Service Members [HB-229]
[Real Estate ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Housing ]
Requiring the District Court to hold a hearing on a tenant holding over within 45 days after a landlord makes a complaint if the landlord or the landlord's spouse is on active duty with the United States military; and authorizing a private process server to serve a certain summons if the constable or sheriff of the county fails to serve the summons within 10 days after the summons is issued by the court.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Real Property – Holding Over – Expedited Hearing and Service of Summons for Active Duty Service Member [HB-1316]
[Real Estate ]
[Veterans ]
[Housing ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a District Court to hold a hearing on a tenant holding over within 45 days after a landlord makes a complaint if the landlord or the landlord's spouse is on active duty with the United States military; and authorizing a private process server to serve a summons if the constable or sheriff fails to serve the summons within 10 days after the summons is issued by the court.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Third Reading Passed (134-0) on 03/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Firearms - Liability Insurance - Public Wearing and Carrying [HB-430]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Altering the circumstances under which a person is disqualified from possessing a regulated firearm, a rifle, and a shotgun; prohibiting a person from wearing or carrying a firearm under certain circumstances unless the person has obtained certain liability insurance related to wearing and carrying a firearm up to $300,000; providing for the form and issuance of a citation for a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/13/2024
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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 Grammer
Hearing 1/25 At 2:30 P.m. on 01/17/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Tax Sales - Foreclosure Actions - Assignment of Certificates of Sale [SB-968]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
Authorizing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to file a petition with a court to request that a certain certificate of sale be assigned to the governing body of the county or the municipal corporation in a certain foreclosure action under certain circumstances; providing that, on a grant of the petition by the court, the holder of the certificate of sale forfeits certain rights and the amount paid to acquire the certificate of sale; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Election Law - Campaign Finance - Enforcement [HB-340]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Ethics ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering, from 3 to 4 years after an offense was committed, the statute of limitations for certain prosecutions related to violations of State election laws; imposing certain restrictions related to candidacies, political committee positions, and elected offices if a certain civil penalty has not been paid; altering enforcement mechanisms related to violations of State campaign finance laws, including the amount of certain civil penalties and the manner for imposing certain penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Jones
Referred Rules on 04/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Clerks of the Courts - Case Management System - Information [HB-271]
[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; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 2/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Election Law - Campaign Finance - Enforcement [SB-15]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering, from 3 to 4 years after an offense was committed, the statute of limitations for certain prosecutions related to violations of State election laws; imposing certain restrictions related to candidacies, political committee positions, and elected offices if a certain civil penalty has not been paid; altering enforcement mechanisms related to violations of State campaign finance laws, including the amount of certain civil penalties, and the manner for imposing certain penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 642 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Arrest Warrants Issued by District Court Commissioners - Recall by Judge [SB-862]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a judge of the District Court or judge of a circuit court, on a finding of good cause, to recall an arrest warrant issued by a District Court commissioner and issue a summons in its place.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 595 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Baltimore City – Landlord and Tenant – Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent [HB-1070]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing and adding certain provisions in the Public Local Laws of Baltimore City concerning landlord and tenant law and the repossession of rental property for failure to pay rent; establishing procedures for repossession by a landlord when a tenant fails to pay rent when due; specifying the contents of a certain notice of default and a complaint for summary ejectment; and requiring a sheriff to serve a certain summons in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Hearing 3/03 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/22/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Residential Property - Eviction Proceedings - Shielding of Court Records [HB-697]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring a court to shield certain court records relating to an action involving certain residential property on the commencement of the action; requiring a court to cease shielding certain records if the court issues a warrant of restitution or warrant of possession to a certain party, except under certain circumstances; authorizing the release of shielded records under certain circumstances; requiring a summons issued for a certain cause of action to contain a certain statement in a certain form; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/18/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Real Property - Eviction Actions - Alterations in Actions for Repossession [HB-52]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that certain procedural notice requirements must be fulfilled prior to the filing of a complaint by a landlord or a landlord's duly qualified agent for the repossession of residential rental property for failure to pay rent; requiring that, before a landlord may file a complaint to repossess property for the failure to pay rent, the landlord deliver certain written notice to a tenant; altering from the fifth to the seventh day following the filing of a complaint that at tenant much appear before the court; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/17/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
District Court Commissioners - Arrest Warrants - Recall and Issuance of a Summons [HB-366]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a judge of the District Court or a judge of a circuit court, on a finding of good cause, to recall an arrest warrant issued by a District Court commissioner and issue a summons in its place.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 594 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Tenants - Access to Counsel [SB-154]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
[Crime ]
Establishing that certain procedural notice requirements must be fulfilled prior to the filing of a complaint by a landlord or a landlord's agent for the repossession of residential rental property for failure to pay rent; establishing that certain individuals shall have access to legal representation in eviction proceedings; establishing the Access to Counsel in Evictions Program to direct services to provide covered individuals with legal representation; establishing an Access to Counsel in Evictions Task Force; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 1/28 At 11:00 A.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 12/28/2021
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Juvenile Law - Witnesses - Body Attachment [SB-861]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing the juvenile court, in a certain case in which jurisdiction is transferred from a court exercising criminal jurisdiction, to issue body attachments for witnesses as provided by a certain Maryland Rule.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Senators Brochin, Ramirez, And Ready on 04/09/2018