House Amendment No.

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House Amendment No. 2 to House Bill No. 150

This amendment clarifies which areas around a courthouse are covered by the law and sets rules for when police can make civil arrests inside courthouses.

What This Bill Does

• Clarifies that restrictions apply to contiguous public entryways, driveways, sidewalks, parking areas, and grounds intended to serve the courthouse and its immediate surroundings.
• Allows law enforcement officers to conduct a civil arrest within a courthouse if they provide written notice to the presiding judge in advance.
• Requires the written notice to include the name of the person to be arrested, the nature of the civil violation, proof such as a citation or paperwork documenting the violation, and the time and location where the arrest will happen.
• Corrects a reference number in the bill from Section 8203 to Section 8204.

Who It Names or Affects

• Law enforcement officers who may need to make civil arrests inside courthouses.
• Presiding judges who must receive written notice before an arrest occurs.
• Individuals subject to civil violations in or around the courthouse areas described.

Limits and Unknowns

• The official text does not state when this amendment will take effect.
• The rules apply only to civil arrests and do not cover criminal arrests inside courthouses.
• The exact list of areas covered depends on whether they are 'intended to serve the courthouse,' which may vary by location.

Official Summary Text

House Amendment No. 2 to House Bill No. 150 clarifies the language at line 29 of the original bill with regards to the areas surrounding the courthouse that are covered. This Amendment also adds a provision that allows law enforcement officers to conduct a civil arrest in a courthouse if the law enforcement officer provides the presiding judge with written notice.
House Amendment No. 2 is identical to House Amendment No. 1 except that it clarifies that the phrase “intended to serve the courthouse” applies to the list at line 6 and corrects a cross-reference on line 11.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Gorman

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 150

AMEND House Bill No. 150 by deleting lines 6 and 7 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“necessary and appropriate to safeguard the administration of justice by its courts.

Cox v. Louisiana

, 379 U.S. 559, 562 (1965); and”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 150 by deleting line 29 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“

(b) This prohibition applies to any contiguous public entryways, driveways, sidewalks, parking areas, and grounds intended to serve the courthouse and the immediate surroundings of the courthouse.

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 150 by deleting line 30 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“

§ 8203. Prohibition on civil arrest; exceptions.

(a) Section 8202 of this title does not apply to arrests made pursuant to a judicial order authorizing such arrest.

(b) A law enforcement officer may conduct a civil arrest within a courthouse if the law enforcement officer provides the presiding judge written notice of the arrest in advance. The written notice to the presiding judge must include the following:

(1) The name of the individual to be arrested.

(2) The nature of the civil violation.

(3) A copy of the citation associated with the listed civil violation or other paperwork that documents the listed civil violation.

(4) The time and location that the arrest will be attempted.

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 150 at line 31 by deleting “

8203

” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “

8204

”.

SYNOPSIS

House Amendment No. 2 to House Bill No. 150 clarifies the language at line 29 of the original bill with regards to the areas surrounding the courthouse that are covered. This Amendment also adds a provision that allows law enforcement officers to conduct a civil arrest in a courthouse if the law enforcement officer provides the presiding judge with written notice.

House Amendment No. 2 is identical to House Amendment No. 1 except that it clarifies that the phrase “intended to serve the courthouse” applies to the list at line 6 and corrects a cross-reference on line 11.