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MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  2-5A-06 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 2 - Court Personnel|Subtitle 5A - Personnel Merit System for the Circuit Court for Baltimore City|Section 2-5A-06 - Positions Subject to System

    (a)    The following positions shall be subject to the personnel merit system:        (1)    Any position to which an appointment by a clerk of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City is authorized on or before June 30, 1982;        (2)    Any position to which an appointment by a judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City is authorized on or before June 30, 1982, and that was assigned to any of the following:            (i)    The civil assignment commissioner’s office;            (ii)    The jury commissioner’s office;            (iii)    The criminal assignment commissioner’s office; or            (iv)    The juvenile court clerk’s office;        (3)    The six positions of deputy clerk of the proposed Circuit Court for Baltimore City that are created for the purpose of transferring the clerks of the several courts of the Supreme Bench to the office of the clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City; and        (4)    Any position that is created or redesignated as a permanent position and assigned to the clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City after January 1, 1983.    (b)    (1)    An employee in a position under subsection (a) of this section who is a member of the A, B, or C plan of the Baltimore City Employees Retirement System as of December 31, 1982, may, within 90 days after that date, make an irrevocable election to:            (i)    Remain a member of the A, B, or C plan of the Baltimore City Employees Retirement System; or            (ii)    Become a member of the Employees’ Pension System of the State of Maryland.        (2)    The State shall pay to Baltimore City, for those employees electing to remain in the City system, the necessary:            (i)    Employer contribution; and            (ii)    Employee contribution withheld from the employees’ compensation by the State in accordance with City ordinance.        (3)    For those employees electing to become members of the Employees’ Pension System of the State of Maryland, the transfer of employer and employee contributions shall be as provided in § 37-205 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  2-5A-07 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 2 - Court Personnel|Subtitle 5A - Personnel Merit System for the Circuit Court for Baltimore City|Section 2-5A-07 - Supreme Bench Affirmative Action Policy Applicable; Rules and Regulations

    (a)    The Supreme Bench affirmative action policy that is in effect on January 1, 1983, and as amended from time to time by the judges of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, shall apply to the personnel system.    (b)    The director of personnel shall adopt rules and regulations and establish policies necessary to administer the personnel merit system, including rules, regulations, and policies to:        (1)    Specify rules of employment and the responsibilities of the employees;        (2)    Establish a classification and compensation plan and provide for its maintenance;        (3)    Provide for a job-related program of recruitment, examination, selection, and appointment;        (4)    Provide for certification to the appointing authority of lists of candidates whose qualifications for employment have been determined by an appropriate job-related selection process;        (5)    Provide for a job-related program of evaluation, reclassification, promotion, transfer, and demotion of employees;        (6)    Establish guidelines for the discipline, supervision, termination of employees and for handling employee grievances;        (7)    Develop guidelines for hiring part-time, temporary, and contractual employees;        (8)    Establish policies governing use of leave and limitations of travel on court business;        (9)    Develop training programs and tuition reimbursement policies; and        (10)    Provide for any other guideline, procedure, or program necessary to carry out an equitable and efficient personnel system consistent with this subtitle and any other provision of law.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  2-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 2 - Court Personnel|Subtitle 6 - Officers of the District Court|Section 2-601 - Chief Clerk, Assistant Chief Clerks, Supervising Auditor, Coordinator of Commissioner Activity, Chief Administrative Clerks, Andother Clerical and Administrative Employees

    (a)    There shall be a chief clerk of the District Court, four assistant chief clerks, a supervising auditor, a coordinator of commissioner activity, a chief administrative clerk in each district, a clerk in each county, and other clerical and administrative employees necessary to conduct the business of the court.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided by law, the clerical, administrative, and constabulary employees of the District Court shall be appointed by the Chief Judge of the District Court on the recommendation of the administrative judge for the district and shall be in the personnel system of the Judicial Branch.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  2-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 2 - Court Personnel|Subtitle 6 - Officers of the District Court|Section 2-602 - Appointment of Officers

    (a)    The chief clerk, the assistant chief clerks, the supervising auditor, and the coordinator of commissioner activity are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Chief Judge of the District Court.    (b)    A chief administrative clerk is appointed by the Chief Judge of the District Court, upon the recommendation of the administrative judge of the district and serves at the pleasure of the Chief Judge of the District Court.    (c)    The chief clerk, the assistant chief clerks, the supervising auditor, the coordinator of commissioner activity, and the chief administrative clerks of the districts shall be in the personnel system of the Judicial Branch, subject to the classification authority of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, and shall receive the compensation prescribed by the General Assembly.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  2-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 2 - Court Personnel|Subtitle 6 - Officers of the District Court|Section 2-603 - Duties of Officers

    (a)    Subject to the direction of the Chief Judge of the District Court, the chief clerk of the District Court is responsible for the administration and day-to-day clerical operation of the District Court and its several divisions and locations. He shall perform the other duties prescribed by rule or law. He may delegate administrative duties to other clerical or administrative personnel of the District Court in a manner consistent with rule or law.    (b)    The chief administrative clerk in each district is responsible to the chief clerk of the District Court and the administrative judge of the district for the maintenance and operation of the clerical staff and work within the district, including dockets, records, and all necessary papers.    (c)    (1)    When requested to do so, a clerk of the District Court shall advise and assist, as to procedural matters only, a person in the preparation of a statement of claim or other papers required to be filed in a civil action in which the amount in controversy does not exceed $2,500.        (2)    A clerk of the District Court is not liable to any person with respect to any advice or assistance in the preparation of any statement of claim.    (d)    (1)    This subsection applies to:            (i)    A dismissal or nolle prosequi of a charge entered on the record in the District Court; and            (ii)    An indefinite postponement in the District Court of a trial of a charge by marking the charge “stet” on the docket.        (2)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a  dismissal or nolle prosequi of a charge is entered or a charge is stetted, a clerk of the court:            (i)    Subject to item (ii) of this paragraph, shall mail  notice of the dismissal, nolle prosequi, or stet, as the case may be,  to the defendant and the defendant’s attorney of record if both the defendant and the defendant’s attorney of record are not present in court when the dismissal or nolle prosequi  of the charge is entered or the charge is stetted;            (ii)    May not mail a notice described in this subsection to the defendant if the defendant’s whereabouts are unknown; and            (iii)    May not mail a notice described in this subsection to the defendant or the defendant’s attorney of record if either is present in court when the dismissal or nolle prosequi of the charge  is entered or the charge is stetted.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  2-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 2 - Court Personnel|Subtitle 6 - Officers of the District Court|Section 2-604 - Constables

    (a)    The Chief Judge of the District Court, upon the recommendation of the administrative judge of each district, shall appoint the number of constables required to serve process of the District Court within that district. The administrative judge shall assign the constables to the various courts or divisions of courts within his district so that every court or division of a court has at least one constable.    (b)    Constables may serve either full time or part time. Full–time constables shall be paid on the same salary scale as that set by the Secretary of Budget and Management pursuant to § 2–316 of this title for full–time deputy sheriffs in Baltimore City. Part–time constables are paid the compensation prescribed by the General Assembly, and serve at the pleasure of the Chief Judge of the District Court.    (c)    A constable who shows proper identification may ride public transportation in Baltimore City during the course of the constable’s employment without paying the fare.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  2-605 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 2 - Court Personnel|Subtitle 6 - Officers of the District Court|Section 2-605 - Service of Process

    (a)    All civil process and papers of the District Court shall be served by the constables of the respective districts, except that the administrative judge of a particular district may order the papers and process served by the sheriff of the county.    (b)    All criminal and traffic process, including warrants and summonses for witnesses, shall be served by the constables of the respective districts, or by the sheriffs of the respective counties or by State or local police as the administrative judge of the district shall direct. However, summonses to witnesses in these cases may be served by mail, rather than by personal service, if the administrative judge of the district directs.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  2-606 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 2 - Court Personnel|Subtitle 6 - Officers of the District Court|Section 2-606 - Duties of Constables

    A constable shall obey and execute all process directed to him from any judge of the District Court of Maryland concerning any matter within the court’s jurisdiction and shall return the process according to its command. He shall serve and levy all executions issued by a judge of the District Court, and in so doing has the same powers, responsibilities and liabilities as a sheriff or deputy sheriff acting in the same capacity if the constable has satisfactorily completed a training program from a police training school approved by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  3-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 3 - Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action|Subtitle 1 - Absent Persons|Section 3-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following terms have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Absentee” means a person who has disappeared.    (c)    “Court” means a court having jurisdiction as provided in § 13-105(b) of the Estates and Trusts Article.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  3-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 3 - Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action|Subtitle 1 - Absent Persons|Section 3-102 - Presumption of Death

    If the death of a person or the date of his death is at issue, he is not presumed dead in any proceedings under this subtitle or under Title 13 of the Estates and Trusts Article, merely because he has been absent from his place of residence and not heard about for any stated period of time. The issue shall go to the court as one of fact to be determined upon the evidence. If during his absence the person has been exposed to a specific peril of death, this fact shall be considered by the court.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  3-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 3 - Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action|Subtitle 1 - Absent Persons|Section 3-103 - Certain Insurance Policy Provisions Invalid and Unenforceable

    (a)    A provision in any policy of life or accident insurance, or in the charter or bylaws of any mutual or fraternal insurance association concerning the effect to be given to evidence of death or absence, is invalid if the policy was executed or the provision adopted after May 31, 1941.    (b)    If the policy, charter, or bylaws, executed or adopted after May 31, 1941, contains a provision which requires a beneficiary to bring suit upon a claim of death within one year or other period after the death of the insured and the fact of absence of the insured is relied upon by the beneficiary as evidence of the death, notwithstanding the provisions in the policy, charter, or bylaws, the action may be filed within the period of limitations for filing an action for breach of contract.    (c)    For purposes of this section, the period of limitations runs from the date the beneficiary gives written notice of the absence to the insurer, or if notice is not given, from the date the beneficiary last heard about the insured. The notice shall be given within one year from the date the beneficiary last heard about the absent insured.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  3-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 3 - Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action|Subtitle 1 - Absent Persons|Section 3-104 - Protection of Property of Absentee

    Proceedings for the protection of property of an absentee shall be conducted under Title 13 of the Estates and Trusts Article.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  3-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 3 - Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action|Subtitle 1 - Absent Persons|Section 3-105 - Search for Absentee

    (a)    Upon application, the court may direct the guardian to make search for the absentee in any manner the court considers advisable, including one or more of the following methods:        (1)    Inserting in one or more suitable periodicals a notice requesting information from any person having knowledge of the absentee’s whereabouts;        (2)    Notifying officers of justice and public welfare agencies in appropriate locations of the absentee’s disappearance; or        (3)    Engaging the services of an investigating agency.    (b)    The expenses of the search shall be taxed as costs and paid out of the property of the absentee.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  3-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 3 - Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action|Subtitle 1 - Absent Persons|Section 3-106 - Termination of Guardianship Proceedings

    (a)    If the court declares that the person is dead, it may terminate the guardianship proceedings pursuant to § 13-221 of the Estates and Trusts Article.    (b)    Unless the court has terminated the guardianship proceeding under subsection (a) of this section, the court, after a lapse of five years from the appointment of a guardian or a lapse of one year when the person has been missing for more than 20 years, may enter a decree declaring that all interest of the absentee in his property has ceased, provided the absentee has not appeared in the meantime. The court then shall terminate the guardianship proceeding as if the absentee had died.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  3-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 3 - Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action|Subtitle 1 - Absent Persons|Section 3-108 - Reappearance of Absentee

    An absentee who appears after the guardianship has been terminated under § 3-106 of this subtitle may not bring an action to recover any portion of his property from the distributees of his estate.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  3-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 3 - Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action|Subtitle 1 - Absent Persons|Section 3-109 - Insurance on Life of Absentee Not Found to Be Dead

    (a)    If the guardianship is terminated under § 3-106(b) of this subtitle, the court may direct the payment to the beneficiaries of any sum due and unpaid under any policy of insurance on the life of the absentee, if the claim is uncontested by the insurer.    (b)    If the guardianship is terminated under § 3-106(b) of this subtitle and an insurer contests a claim under subsection (a) of this section, the court has jurisdiction of the matter and shall determine, with the aid of a jury if one is called for, the issue of death of the absentee and any other issue arising under the policy.    (c)    In any proceeding under this section, if the absentee is not found to be dead and the policy provides for a surrender value, the beneficiary may request the guardian to demand the payment of surrender value. The guardian’s receipt for the payment is a release to the insurer of all claims under the policy. The guardian shall pay to the beneficiary (or to the absentee’s estate, if the beneficiary has not survived the absentee) the sum so received, less the amount allowed by the court as costs of the proceedings under this section.    (d)    If the survival of a named beneficiary is not established, the provisions of this subtitle apply as if the proceeds of insurance were a part of the estate of the absentee.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  3-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 3 - Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action|Subtitle 1 - Absent Persons|Section 3-110 - Distribution of Property of Absentee

    (a)    After termination of the guardianship under § 3-106 of this subtitle, the court shall distribute the remaining property in accordance with Title 13 of the Estates and Trusts Article, and this subtitle.    (b)    The order of distribution shall be final and binding upon any person, including the absentee.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  3-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 3 - Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action|Subtitle 2 - Arbitration and Award|Section 3-201 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following terms have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Court” means a court of equity.    (c)    “Guardian” means a person appointed by a court as guardian of the person or property or both of a disabled person.    (d)    “Personal representative” means an executor, administrator, or special administrator.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  3-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 3 - Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action|Subtitle 2 - Arbitration and Award|Section 3-202 - Jurisdiction

    An agreement providing for arbitration under the law of the State confers jurisdiction on a court to enforce the agreement and enter judgment on an arbitration award.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  3-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 3 - Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action|Subtitle 2 - Arbitration and Award|Section 3-203 - Venue

    (a)    An initial petition shall be filed with the court in the county:        (1)    As provided by the agreement; or        (2)    Where the arbitration hearing was held.    (b)    If the agreement does not provide for a county in which the petition shall be filed or if the hearing has not been held, the petition shall be filed with the court in:        (1)    The county where the adverse party resides;        (2)    The county where the adverse party has a place of business; or        (3)    If the adverse party has neither a residence nor a place of business in the State, any county.    (c)    A subsequent petition shall be filed with the court hearing the initial petition unless the court directs otherwise.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  3-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 3 - Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action|Subtitle 2 - Arbitration and Award|Section 3-204 - Determination to Be Made Without Jury

    The court shall make any determination provided for in this subtitle without a jury.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  3-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 3 - Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action|Subtitle 2 - Arbitration and Award|Section 3-205 - Petition and Notice

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided, a petition under this subtitle shall be heard in the manner and upon the notice provided by law or rule of court for the procedures when a petition is filed in an action.    (b)    Unless the parties agree otherwise, notice of the initial petition for an order shall be served in the manner provided by law or rule of court for the service of summons in an action.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  3-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 3 - Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action|Subtitle 2 - Arbitration and Award|Section 3-206 - Validity of Arbitration Agreements; Agreements Between Employers and Employees

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a written agreement to submit any existing controversy to arbitration or a provision in a written contract to submit to arbitration any controversy arising between the parties in the future is valid and enforceable, and is irrevocable, except upon grounds that exist at law or in equity for the revocation of a contract.    (b)    This subtitle does not apply to an arbitration agreement between employers and employees or between their respective representatives unless it is expressly provided in the agreement that this subtitle shall apply.