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S.B. 796 VETOES
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County provision here is merely for convenience and is not intended, by
reenactment of a single provision, to alter any county's responsibility with
regard to compensation of grand jury reporters.
In subsection (b)(1) of this section, the defined term "circuit court" is
substituted for the former reference to "the court", for clarity.
In subsection (b)(2)(i) and (ii) of this section, the term "court reporter" is
substituted for the former, more limited references to a "stenographer", to
encompass other methods of reporting.
In subsection (b)(2)(i) of this section, reference to a reporter being "ordered"
to take testimony is added to conform to revised CJ § 2-503, which
contemplates the designation of a grand jury reporter from among court
reporters regularly employed by or under contract with a circuit court,
instead of appointment by a jury judge.
Also in subsection (b)(2)(i) of this section, reference to "the compensation
under this subsection" is substituted for the former word "salary", to
conform to the first sentence of former CJ § 2-503(d). That sentence, which
provided for compensation set by "the judges of the court", and the
reference, in the former first sentence of Public Local Laws, Art. 16
[Montgomery County], § 12-21, to compensation "determined ... by the
judge of the circuit court for the county making such appointment", are
deleted in light of revised subsection (b)(1).
Also in subsection (b)(2)(i) of this section, the word "county" is substituted
for the former phrase "of the counties", to distinguish this administrative
judge from the circuit administrative judge. See Md. Rule 16-101c and d
and, as to "county", Art. 1, § 14 of the Code.
Defined term: "Circuit court" § 1-101
2-503. GRAND JURY REPORTER
THE JURY JUDGE FOR A COUNTY MAY ORDER A COURT REPORTER TO TAKE AND
TRANSCRIBE TESTIMONY GIVEN BEFORE A GRAND JURY FOR THE COUNTY FOR USE
AS PROVIDED IN § 8-416(C)(1) OF THIS ARTICLE.
COMMITTEE NOTE: This section is new language substituted for the former
second sentence of Public Local Laws, Art. 16 [Montgomery County], §
12-21 and the former first sentence and former CJ § 2-503(a), as they
related to "appoint[ing]" a "stenographer". The substitution contemplates
the designation of a grand jury reporter from among court reporters
regularly employed by or under contract with a circuit court, instead of
appointment by a jury judge or other circuit court judge, and encompasses
other methods of reporting.
As to a jury judge, see revised CJ § 8-204.
As to "county", see Art. 1, § 14 of the Code.
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