VETOES

4-302.

(a) Except as provided in §§ 4-301(b)(2), [and]
4-301(b)(6), AND 4-301(B)(7) of this subtitle, the District Court
does not have jurisdiction to try a criminal case charging the
commission of a felony.

(d) The jurisdiction of the District Court is concurrent
with that of the circuit court in a criminal case:

(1)  In which the penalty may be confinement for three
years or more or a fine of $2,500 or more; or

(2)  Which is a felony, as provided in §§ 4-301(b)(2),
4-301(B)(6), AND 4-301(B)(7) of this subtitle.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1987.

June 2, 1987
The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland
Constitution, I have today vetoed Senate Bill 468.

This bill allows certified public records of U.S. government
agencies, the District of Columbia government, and governments of
any territory or possession of the United States to be admitted
as evidence in Maryland courts.

House Bill 614, which was passed by the General Assembly and
signed by me on April 29, 1987, accomplishes the same purpose.
Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign Senate Bill 468.

Sincerely,

William Donald Schaefer

Governor

Senate Bill No. 468

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