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2007 SESSION
HB 2425 District court; right to remove case to circuit court eliminated.
Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION:
Right to remove case to circuit court eliminated. Eliminates the right to remove an action from the general district court to the circuit court. An appeal bond is required to be posted within 30 days of judgment except for an appeal of an unlawful detainer. Indigent persons do not have to post an appeal bond except in cases of trespass, ejectment, or any action involving the recovering of rents.
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Right to remove case to circuit court eliminated. Eliminates the right to remove an action from the general district court to the circuit court. An appeal bond is required to be posted within 30 days of judgment except for an appeal of an unlawful detainer.
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Right to remove case to circuit court eliminated. Eliminates the right to remove an action from the general district court to the circuit court. An appeal bond is required to be posted within 30 days of judgment except for an appeal of an unlawful detainer. Indigent persons do not have to post an appeal bond except in trespass, ejectment, unlawful detainer, or any action involving the recovering of rents.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Right to remove case to circuit court eliminated. Eliminates the right to remove an action from the general district court to the circuit court. Requires an appeal bond to be posted within 30 days of judgment and, except in landlord tenant matters, does not require indigent persons to post an appeal bond.