MD HB535 | 2013 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-03-04 - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 30 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-03-04 - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Altering a specified surcharge on specified costs and charges in divorce petitions; requiring a maximum of $25 of a $70 surcharge on divorce petitions to be distributed to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund and a maximum of $45 to be distributed to the Domestic Violence Program Fund; establishing the Domestic Violence Program Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; specifying the purpose of the Fund; requiring the Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to administer the Fund; etc.
Title
Court Fees - Surcharge on Divorce Petitions - Distribution to the Domestic Violence Program Fund
Sponsors
Del. Doyle Niemann [D] | Del. Jolene Ivey [D] | Del. Michael Summers [D] | Del. Kriselda Valderrama [D] |
Del. Jay Walker [D] | Sen. Alonzo Washington [D] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2013-03-04 | House | Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn |
2013-02-28 | House | Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
2013-01-30 | House | First Reading Judiciary |
Subjects
Civil Actions and Procedures
Court Costs
Courts
Crime Control and Prevention, Governor's Office of
Divorce
Domestic Violence
Family Law
Legal Aid
Petitions
Revenue and Taxes
Court Costs
Courts
Crime Control and Prevention, Governor's Office of
Divorce
Domestic Violence
Family Law
Legal Aid
Petitions
Revenue and Taxes