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1998 SESSION

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SB 711 Traffic cases; discharge and dismissal.

Introduced by: Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Discharge and dismissal. Grants the district courts the authority to defer proceedings, impose terms and conditions, and order discharge and dismissal upon compliance with the terms and conditions, in any case involving a traffic infraction or other offenses involving the operation of a motor vehicle which do not involve such operation while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The Attorney General has opined that in the absence of specific statutory authority, the courts of this Commonwealth have no authority to take a case under advisement.

FULL TEXT

• 01/28/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 988392661  pdf
• 02/13/98  Senate: Printed as engrossed 988392661-E  pdf
• 02/17/98  Senate: Printed as reengrossed 988392661-E  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/28/98  Senate: Consent to introduce (37-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/98  Senate: VOTE: CONSENT TO INTRODUCE R (37-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/98  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 988392661
• 01/28/98  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/11/98  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds. (13-Y 1-N)
• 02/12/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/98  Senate: Read second time
• 02/13/98  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/13/98  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/13/98  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/13/98  Senate: Printed as engrossed 988392661-E
• 02/16/98  Senate: Read third time
• 02/16/98  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/17/98  Senate: Read third time
• 02/17/98  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 02/17/98  Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/98  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/98  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/17/98  Senate: Amendment by Sen. Gartlan agreed to
• 02/17/98  Senate: Reengrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/17/98  Senate: Printed as reengrossed 988392661-E
• 02/17/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/17/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/17/98  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/17/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/17/98  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/19/98  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/20/98  House: Read first time
• 02/20/98  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/23/98  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 03/09/98  House: Continued to 1999 in Courts of Justice (24-Y 0-N)