Maryland House Bill 537 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Introduced on January 29 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-04-07 - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring a District Court commissioner to conduct specified duties relating to an initial appearance of a defendant in accordance with specified court rules; requiring a person arrested to be presented before a District Court judge for a specified initial appearance under specified circumstances; requiring a person arrested to be presented before a commissioner for a specified initial appearance under specified circumstances; requiring the Office of the Public Defender to provide representation at a specified appearance; etc.

Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Confinement and Release of Criminal Defendants - Initial Appearance and Representation by the Office of the Public Defender

House Judiciary Committee

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-07	House	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn
2014-02-25	House	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2014-01-29	House	First Reading Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0537?ys=2014rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/bills/hb/hb0537f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/fnotes/bil_0007/hb0537.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/votes_comm/hb0537_jud.pdf