Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB960 Compare Versions

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1		-	WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 983
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4		-	Chapter 983
5		-	(House Bill 960)
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7		-	AN ACT concerning
	3	+	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
	4	+	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
	5	+	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
	6	+	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
	7	+	amendment.
	8	+	hb0960
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9		-	City of Frederick – Assignment of Offenders to Road Work – Repeal
	10	+	HOUSE BILL 960
	11	+	L3, E5 4lr1859
	12	+	HB 640/23 – JUD CF SB 1154
	13	+	By: Frederick County Delegation
	14	+	Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024
	15	+	Assigned to: Judiciary
	16	+	Committee Report: Favorable
	17	+	House action: Adopted
	18	+	Read second time: March 2, 2024
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11		-	FOR the purpose of repealing provisions relating to the assignment of offenders guilty of
12		-	violating municipal laws or ordinances to work on the public roads of Frederick
13		-	County or the City of Frederick; and generally relating to penalties for the violation
14		-	of municipal law or ordinance in the City of Frederick.
	20	+	CHAPTER ______
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16		-	BY repealing
17		-	Article – Correctional Services
18		-	Section 9–518
19		-	Annotated Code of Maryland
20		-	(2017 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
	22	+	AN ACT concerning 1
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22		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
23		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
	24	+	City of Frederick – Assignment of Offenders to Road Work – Repeal 2
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25		-	Article – Correctional Services
	26	+	FOR the purpose of repealing provisions relating to the assignment of offenders guilty of 3
	27	+	violating municipal laws or ordinances to work on the public roads of Frederick 4
	28	+	County or the City of Frederick; and generally relating to penalties for the violation 5
	29	+	of municipal law or ordinance in the City of Frederick. 6
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27		-	[9–518.
	31	+	BY repealing 7
	32	+	Article – Correctional Services 8
	33	+	Section 9–518 9
	34	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 10
	35	+	(2017 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 11
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29		-	(a) This section applies only in the City of Frederick.
	37	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLA ND, 12
	38	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
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31		-	(b) A District Court judge who tries and commits a vagrant or other offender of a
32		-	municipal law or ordinance, whenever practicable, shall assign the offender to work on the
33		-	public roads of the county or City of Frederick.
	40	+	Article – Correctional Services 14
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35		-	(c) The Sheriff or other officer into whose custody an offender is committed under
36		-	this section shall comply with the court’s order of assignment.
	42	+	[9–518. 15
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38		-	(d) (1) An offender ordered by the court to work on the public roads of the City
39		-	shall be guarded by the superintendent of streets or by any other individual deputized by
40		-	the Sheriff.
	44	+	(a) This section applies only in the City of Frederick. 16
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42		-	(2) An offender ordered by the court to work on the public roads of the
43		-	county shall be guarded by the road supervisor of the district in which the offender works.
	46	+	(b) A District Court judge who tries and commits a vagrant or other offender of a 17
	47	+	municipal law or ordinance, whenever practicable, shall assign the offender to work on the 18
	48	+	public roads of the county or City of Frederick. 19 2 HOUSE BILL 960
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45		-	(e) For the purpose of guarding offenders employed in accordance with a court
46		-	order issued under subsection (b) of this section, the Sheriff may deputize the
47		-	superintendent of streets, the district road supervisor, or any other individual to take
48		-	charge of the offenders.] Ch. 983 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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52		-	~~SECTION 2.~~ ~~AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED,~~ ~~That this Act shall take effect~~
53		-	~~October 1,~~ ~~2024~~.
	52	+	(c) The Sheriff or other officer into whose custody an offender is committed under 1
	53	+	this section shall comply with the court’s order of assignment. 2
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55		-	Approved by the Governor, May 16, 2024.
	55	+	(d) (1) An offender ordered by the court to work on the public roads of the City 3
	56	+	shall be guarded by the superintendent of streets or by any other individual deputized by 4
	57	+	the Sheriff. 5
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	59	+	(2) An offender ordered by the court to work on the public roads of the 6
	60	+	county shall be guarded by the road supervisor of the district in which the offender works. 7
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	62	+	(e) For the purpose of guarding offenders employed in accordance with a court 8
	63	+	order issued under subsection (b) of this section, the Sheriff may deputize the 9
	64	+	superintendent of streets, the district road supervisor, or any other individual to take 10
	65	+	charge of the offenders.] 11
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	67	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 12
	68	+	October 1, 2024. 13
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	72	+	Approved:
	73	+	________________________________________________________________________________
	74	+	Governor.
	75	+	________________________________________________________________________________
	76	+	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
	77	+	________________________________________________________________________________
	78	+	President of the Senate.