Summonses
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Charge by Summons [HB-1186]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing that a court or clerk's office that is in session or open on a weekend or holiday for a specified purpose is not in session or open for any other purpose or function; repealing a provision of law authorizing a District Court commissioner to set bond or commit persons to jail in default of bond or release them on personal recognizance if circumstances warrant; requiring a police officer to submit a specified statement of charges, serve a statement and summons, and release the defendant under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/07/2014
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Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Service of Process [HB-1077]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a constable or sheriff who is serving a summons in specified landlord and tenant actions to effect service by affixing an attested copy of the summons conspicuously on the common area entrance of a multiple unit property under specified circumstances; establishing that a specified method of serving process at a multiple unit property is conclusively presumed to be sufficient service to support specified actions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters; Withdrawn on 03/13/2014
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Table Games and Video Lottery Terminals - Playing by Individual Under 21 Years of Age [SB-9]
[Gaming ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting an individual under the age of 21 years from playing a table game or video lottery terminal in a video lottery facility; providing that it is a Code violation and a civil offense for an individual under the age of 21 years to play a table game or video lottery terminal in a video lottery facility; providing that a person who violates the Act shall be issued a citation; establishing penalties for a violation of the Act; establishing procedures for the issuance of a citation under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Unfavorable Report By Budget And Taxation on 02/06/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Courts - Service of Process - Driver of Motor Vehicle or Driver's Estate [SB-891]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Insurance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Designating a motor vehicle insurer or the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund as the agent for a driver or the estate of the driver with regard to a subpoena, summons, or other process issued in an action involving a motor vehicle under specified circumstances; authorizing process to be served on a motor vehicle insurer or the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund under specified circumstances; and applying the Act to a case filed on or after October 1, 2013.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert A Zirkin
Hearing 3/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
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Medical Records - Disclosure in Response to Compulsory Process [SB-557]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the circumstances under which a health care provider is required to disclose a medical record without the authorization of a person in interest; altering a specified notice that must be sent to specified parties in order to require a health care provider to disclose a medical record under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Norman R Stone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 287 on 05/02/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages Act of 2013 [SB-307]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Altering specified fees for specified holders of alcoholic beverages licenses in Baltimore City; requiring specified holders of specified licenses in Baltimore City to pay a specified fee each year if they provide live entertainment or outdoor table or cafe service; requiring a specified license application to contain a specified statement concerning the citizenship of the applicant or specified information or documentation to show proof of alien status; requiring part-time inspectors to serve for a 2-year term; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel J McFadden
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs Withdrawn on 02/11/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Issuance of Summonses and Arrest Warrants and Restrictions on Pretrial Release [SB-1069]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from issuing a summons if the defendant is charged with a specified crime of violence; prohibiting a commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with committing a crime while the defendant was released on bail or personal recognizance for a pending prior criminal charge; and prohibiting a commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant charged with committing a crime while on parole.
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher B. Shank
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 03/26/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Commencement of Actions to Repossess [HB-968]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that a landlord may file a written complaint to repossess for failure to pay rent no sooner than 3 days after the day unpaid rent is due and payable; altering the time after which a trial may be held in District Court from 5 to 10 days after the filing of a complaint for an action to repossess for failure to pay rent; altering the process by which a summons is served on a tenant in actions to repossess for failure to pay rent, holding over, and breach of lease; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Ann Frush
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/11/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Table Games and Video Lottery Terminals - Playing by Individual Under 21 Years of Age [HB-336]
[Gaming ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting an individual under the age of 21 years from playing a table game or video lottery terminal in a video lottery facility; providing that it is a Code violation and a civil offense for an individual under the age of 21 years to play a table game or video lottery terminal in a video lottery facility; providing that a person who violates the Act shall be issued a citation; establishing penalties for a violation of the Act; establishing procedures for the issuance of a citation under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means Withdrawn on 02/20/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Courts - Discovery - Examination in Aid of Enforcement of Money Judgment [HB-309]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a judgment creditor to obtain discovery in aid of enforcement of a money judgment entered or recorded in a circuit court or in the District Court by use of a court ordered examination under oath before a judge or examiner of a judgment debtor or any other person deemed by the court likely to possess or have knowledge of assets subject to execution; and establishing timing, notice, and procedural requirements for court ordered examinations in aid of enforcement of a money judgment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/26/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Medical Records - Disclosure in Response to Compulsory Process [HB-1481]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the circumstances under which a health care provider is required to disclose a medical record without the authorization of a person in interest; altering requirements for a notice to be sent to specified parties in order to require a health care provider to disclose a medical record under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Favorable With Amendments {906883/1 Report Adopted on 04/08/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Public Safety - Firearms - Firearms Sales Prohibition [HB-1251]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Food ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting the sale or transfer of a regulated firearm or ammunition by a business that derives more than 10% of the business' gross revenues from the sale of groceries; specifying penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
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Invalidation and Destruction of Unexecuted Warrant, Summons, or Other Criminal Process - Failure to Appear Designation [HB-1220]
[Crime ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Specifying that a provision of law relating to invalidation and destruction of an unexecuted warrant, summons, or other criminal process may not be construed to nullify or remove a failure to appear designation that has been placed on an individual's driving record by the Motor Vehicle Administration; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph F Vallario
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 409 on 05/02/2013
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Video Lottery Terminals - Playing by Individual Under 21 Years [SB-905]
[Gaming ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting an individual under the age of 21 years from playing a video lottery terminal; providing that it is a Code violation and a civil offense for an individual under the age of 21 years to play a video lottery terminal; providing that a person who violates the Act shall be issued a citation; establishing penalties for a violation of the Act; establishing procedures for the issuance of a citation under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Hearing Cancelled on 03/07/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
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Criminal Procedure - Unexecuted Warrant, Summons, or Other Criminal Process - [SB-496]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a law enforcement agency to make a specified request to a State's Attorney to have a specified unexecuted warrant, summons, or other criminal process invalidated and destroyed under specified circumstances; authorizing the State's Attorney to petition a specified administrative judge for the invalidation and destruction of a specified unexecuted warrant, summons, or other criminal process; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
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Criminal Procedure - Criminal Defendants - Citations and Appearances [SB-422]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Declaring the intention of the General Assembly to monitor specified issues and determine whether modification of the Act is required at a specified time; authorizing an individual to file an application for a statement of charges with a District Court commissioner; authorizing the District Court commissioner to issue a summons or an arrest warrant under specified circumstances; requiring a police officer to charge a person by citation for specified misdemeanors and local ordinance violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian E Frosh
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Service of Process [HB-704]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring a proof of service of process filed with the court to include specified information if service is effected by leaving copies of the summons and complaint with a person of suitable age and discretion residing at the defendant's dwelling house or usual place of abode; requiring an individual other than a sheriff, clerk, or attorney making service of process in a civil action to file proof of service under affidavit that includes specified information; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy L. Afzali
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/08/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Unexecuted Warrant, Summons, or Other Criminal Process - [HB-480]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a law enforcement agency to make a specified request to a specified State's Attorney to have a specified unexecuted warrant, summons, or other criminal process invalidated and destroyed under specified circumstances; authorizing the State's Attorney to petition a specified administrative judge for the invalidation and destruction of a specified unexecuted warrant, summons, or other criminal process; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna P Gaines
House Refuses To Concur - Senate Amendments on 04/03/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Courts - Discovery - Examination in Aid of Enforcement of Money Judgment [HB-337]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a judgment creditor to obtain discovery in aid of enforcement of a money judgment entered or recorded in circuit court or in the District Court by use of a court ordered examination under oath before a judge or examiner of a judgment debtor or any other person deemed by the court likely to possess or have knowledge of assets subject to execution; and establishing timing, notice, and procedural requirements for court ordered examinations to aid in enforcement of a money judgment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/05/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
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Criminal Procedure - Criminal Defendants - Citations and Appearances [HB-261]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Declaring the intention of the General Assembly to monitor issues and determine whether modification of a specified Act is required; authorizing an individual to file an application for a statement of charges with a District Court commissioner; authorizing a District Court commissioner to issue a summons or an arrest warrant under specified circumstances; requiring a police officer to charge a person by citation for specified misdemeanors and local ordinance violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012