Court of Special Appeals - -

Appropriation to .................................................................................

Judicial Compensation Commission report amended to maintain

current salaries for all Maryland judges ......................................

Courts —

SEE ALSO names of specific courts

Appropriation to the judiciary ..........................................................

Baltimore City -

Special enforcement officers authorized to issue civil citations
that constitute complaints and summonses for violations of
codes that are subject to civil penalties or other equitable

remedies ......................................................................................

Civil actions by prisoners, filing fees, exhaustion of administrative
remedies, frivolous actions, and payment of awarded damages to
satisfy pending restitution or child support orders, provisions

added and amended .......................................................................

Collection of court costs, fines, restitution payments, probation
fees, and other judicial fees by private contractors, provisions for
pilot program added .......................................................................

Educational seminar on effects of divorce on lives of children,
required attendance by parties to a divorce action, provisions
added ...............................................................................................

Impoundment or immobilization of vehicle driven while owner's
license was suspended or revoked for alcohol or drug related
driving offenses, provisions added ................................................

Juvenile court records concerning adjudication of delinquency,
access and use to determine defendant's eligibility for pretrial
release, provisions added ...............................................................

Medical, dental, and hospital records and writings, admission into
evidence in circuit court without testimony, and notice
deadlines, provisions altered .........................................................

New circuit court and district court judgeships created .................

Open juvenile court proceedings in cases of delinquent acts that
would be felonies if committed by an adult, and open court
announcement of adjudications and dispositions, requirements
added ...............................................................................................

Paid bill for goods or services, admission into evidence without
testimony of provider of goods or services to prove authenticity
of bill and fairness and reasonableness of charges, provisions
added ...............................................................................................

Simple drug possession cases, circuit court jurisdiction restricted .

Victims' rights, including notification requirements, participation
in juvenile proceedings, disclosure of prior sexual conduct,
pretrial release, child testimony, testimony at parole or
sentencing proceedings, restitution, HIV testing, and domestic
violence reports, provisions expanded ..........................................

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INDEX

Chapter

Page

3	60 244
JR4	4359
3	59 243
552	3030
495	2855
359 640	2487 3627
323	2353
261	2062
390	2604
443 337	2723 2397
314	2315
442 441	2721 2720
311 312	2212 2262