MD HB703 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-08 - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring a court to conduct a specified assessment if a party in a case was appointed a foreign language interpreter; establishing an exception to the requirement if a criminal defendant who was appointed a foreign language interpreter was represented by the Office of the Public Defender; exempting a party who meets specified thresholds from being assessed the costs of a foreign language interpreter; etc.

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Title

Courts - Foreign Language Interpreters - Assessment of Costs

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-08 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
2012-02-08 Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m.
2012-02-08 First Reading Judiciary

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