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SENATE BILL 1038
L2 4lr2551
CF HB 1093
By: Anne Arundel County Senators
Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Anne Arundel County – Human Relations Commission – Subpoena Enforcement 2
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Human Relations Commission of Anne Arundel County 3
to seek relief in a certain manner if a party fails to comply with a subpoena; and 4
generally relating to the subpoena authority granted to the Human Relations 5
Commission of Anne Arundel County. 6
BY adding to 7
Article – Local Government 8
Section 12–905 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2013 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 11
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
Article – Local Government 14
12–905. 15
(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY. 16
(B) IF A PERSON FAILS TO OBEY A SUBPOENA S ERVED BY THE ANNE 17
ARUNDEL COUNTY HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION: 18
(1) THE INDIVIDUAL AUTHO RIZING THE SERVICE O F THE SUBPOENA 19
MAY AUTHORIZE THE IN DIVIDUAL SERVING THE SUBPOENA TO CERTIFY THE 20
DEFAULT TO THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT ; AND 21
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(2) ON CERTIFICATI ON OF THE DEFAULT , THE CLERK SHALL ISSU E A 1
BODY ATTACHMENT TO T HE SHERIFF AGAINST THE P ERSON NAMED IN THE 2
SUBPOENA, RETURNABLE ON THE DA TE SPECIFIED IN THE ATTACHMENT , TO 3
COMPEL COMPLIANCE WI TH THE SUBPOENA . 4
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That thi s Act shall take effect 5
October 1, 2024. 6