MD HB1178 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-09 - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-09 - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibiting the prepayment of certain fines imposed for a violation of certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law; requiring the District Court to establish a certain base fine for certain violations; providing for the calculation of a fine imposed on an individual under the Act based on a certain adjusted gross income of the individual; prohibiting a fine imposed under the Act from exceeding a certain maximum amount; authorizing a court to consider certain income for determining a certain adjusted gross income of a defendant; etc.
Title
Vehicle Laws - Fines - Pilot Project for Income-Based Fines (Fair Fines Act of 2020)
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-03-09 | House | Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
2020-02-10 | House | Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
2020-02-07 | House | First Reading Environment and Transportation |
Subjects
Citations
District Courts
Fines
Law Enforcement
Motor Vehicles
Penalties and Sentences
Poverty
Records
Revenue and Taxes
Sunset
Traffic Regulation
Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
Witnesses
District Courts
Fines
Law Enforcement
Motor Vehicles
Penalties and Sentences
Poverty
Records
Revenue and Taxes
Sunset
Traffic Regulation
Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
Witnesses
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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Transportation | 27 | 101 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Transportation | 27 | 105 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |