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MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  4-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 4 - District Court -- Jurisdiction|Subtitle 4 - Civil Jurisdiction|Section 4-405 - Small Claim Action

    The District Court has exclusive jurisdiction over a small claim action, which, for purposes of this section, means a civil action for money in which the amount claimed does not exceed $5,000 exclusive of interest, costs, and attorney’s fees, if attorney’s fees are recoverable by law or contract; and landlord tenant action under §§ 8-401 and 8-402 of the Real Property Article, in which the amount of rent claimed does not exceed $5,000 exclusive of interest and costs.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 1 - Limitations|Section 5-101 - Three-Year Limitation in General

    A civil action at law shall be filed within three years from the date it accrues unless another provision of the Code provides a different period of time within which an action shall be commenced.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 1 - Limitations|Section 5-102 - Specialties

    (a)    An action on one of the following specialties shall be filed within 12 years after the cause of action accrues, or within 12 years from the date of the death of the last to die of the principal debtor or creditor, whichever is sooner:        (1)    Promissory note or other instrument under seal;        (2)    Bond except a public officer’s bond;        (3)    Judgment;        (4)    Recognizance;        (5)    Contract under seal; or        (6)    Any other specialty.    (b)    A payment of principal or interest on a specialty suspends the operation of this section as to the specialty for three years after the date of payment.    (c)    This section does not apply to:        (1)    A specialty taken for the use of the State; or        (2)    A deed of trust, mortgage, or promissory note that has been signed under seal and secures or is secured by owner–occupied residential property, as defined in § 7–105.1 of the Real Property Article.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 1 - Limitations|Section 5-103 - Adverse Possession; Common-Law Doctrine of Prescription and Other Limitations Unaffected

    (a)    Within 20 years from the date the cause of action accrues, a person shall:        (1)    File an action for recovery of possession of a corporeal freehold or leasehold estate in land; or        (2)    Enter on the land.    (b)    (1)    This section does not affect the common-law doctrine of prescription as it applies to the creation of incorporeal interests in land by adverse use.        (2)    This section does not affect the periods of limitations set forth in § 6-103 or § 8-107 of the Real Property Article.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 1 - Limitations|Section 5-104 - Public Officer's Bond

    (a)    An action on a public officer’s bond shall be filed within five years from the date of the bond.    (b)    The State may sue on a public officer’s bond, for its own use, at any time.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 1 - Limitations|Section 5-105 - Assault, Libel, or Slander

    An action for assault, libel, or slander shall be filed within one year from the date it accrues.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 1 - Limitations|Section 5-107 - Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures

    Except as provided in § 5–106 of this subtitle, § 1–303 of the Environment Article, and § 8–1815 of the Natural Resources Article, a prosecution or suit for a fine, penalty, or forfeiture shall be instituted within one year after the offense was committed.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 1 - Limitations|Section 5-109 - Actions Against Health Care Providers

    (a)    An action for damages for an injury arising out of the rendering of or failure to render professional services by a health care provider, as defined in § 3-2A-01 of this article, shall be filed within the earlier of:        (1)    Five years of the time the injury was committed; or        (2)    Three years of the date the injury was discovered.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, if the claimant was under the age of 11 years at the time the injury was committed, the time limitations prescribed in subsection (a) of this section shall commence when the claimant reaches the age of 11 years.    (c)    (1)    The provisions of subsection (b) of this section may not be applied to an action for damages for an injury:            (i)    To the reproductive system of the claimant; or            (ii)    Caused by a foreign object negligently left in the claimant’s body.        (2)    In an action for damages for an injury described in this subsection, if the claimant was under the age of 16 years at the time the injury was committed, the time limitations prescribed in subsection (a) of this section shall commence when the claimant reaches the age of 16 years.    (d)    For the purposes of this section, the filing of a claim with the Health Care Alternative Dispute Resolution Office in accordance with § 3-2A-04 of this article shall be deemed the filing of an action.    (e)    The provisions of § 5-201 of this title that relate to a cause of action of a minor may not be construed as limiting the application of subsection (b) or (c) of this section.    (f)    Nothing contained in this section may be construed as limiting the application of the provisions of:        (1)    § 5-201 of this title that relate to a cause of action of a mental incompetent; or        (2)    § 5-203 of this title.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 1 - Limitations|Section 5-110 - Actions Under Public Information Act

    An action to enforce any criminal or civil liability created under Title 4 of the General Provisions Article may be brought within two years from the date on which the cause of action arises, except that if the defendant has materially and willfully misrepresented any information required under those sections to be disclosed to a person and the information so misrepresented is material to the establishment of liability of the defendant to the person under those sections, the action may be brought at any time within two years after discovery by the person of the misrepresentation.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-111 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 1 - Limitations|Section 5-111 - Contempt Proceeding for Failure to Pay Child or Spousal Support

    A proceeding to hold a person in contempt of court for the person’s default in payment of periodic child or spousal support under the terms of a court order shall be commenced within 3 years of the date each installment of support became due and remained unpaid.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-112 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 1 - Limitations|Section 5-112 - Actions for Errors in Survey of Land

    No cause of action for damages accrues and a person may not seek contribution or indemnity for damages incurred for an error in a survey of land unless an action for damages is brought within 10 years of the survey, or within 3 years after the discovery of the error, whichever occurs first.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-113 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 1 - Limitations|Section 5-113 - Limitation on Actions for Damages From Occupational Disease

    (a)    In this section, “occupational disease” means a disease caused by exposure to any toxic substance in a place of employment and contracted during the course of employment.    (b)    An action for damages arising out of an occupational disease shall be filed within 3 years of the discovery of facts from which it was known or reasonably should have been known that an occupational disease was the proximate cause of death, but in any event not later than 10 years from the date of death.    (c)    As used in subsection (b) of this section, “proximate cause” means that the occupational disease was a substantial contributing cause of the death of the plaintiff’s decedent.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-115 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 1 - Limitations|Section 5-115 - Product Liability Arising in a Foreign Jurisdiction

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Foreign jurisdiction” means a state, other than this State, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a foreign country.        (3)    (i)    “Manufacturer” means a designer, assembler, fabricator, constructor, compounder, producer, or processor of a product or its component parts.            (ii)    “Manufacturer” includes an individual or entity not otherwise a manufacturer that imports a product or otherwise holds itself out as a manufacturer.        (4)    “Product” means a tangible article, including attachments, accessories, and component parts, and accompanying labels, warnings, instructions, and packaging.        (5)    “Seller” means a wholesaler, distributor, retailer, or other individual or entity other than a manufacturer that is regularly engaged in the selling of a product whether the sale is for resale by the purchaser or is for sale to or consumption by the ultimate consumer.    (b)    If a cause of action against a manufacturer or seller of a product for personal injury allegedly caused by a defective product arose in a foreign jurisdiction and by the laws of that jurisdiction the cause of action may not be maintained by reason of a lapse of time, an action may not be maintained in this State, except in favor of one who is a resident of this State.    (c)    This section may not be applied to a cause of action:        (1)    That was precluded, for any period of time, from being filed before July 1, 1991 by operation of law or a court order; or        (2)    For wrongful death described under Title 3, Subtitle 9 of this article.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-116 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 1 - Limitations|Section 5-116 - Breast Implants

    (a)    An action for damages for an injury or death caused by the effects of a breast implant or breast implant materials shall be filed within the later of:        (1)    180 days after the date of completion of any opt-out period in a class action in which the claimant is a member of the class, including an opt-out period provided for in a settlement agreement;        (2)    180 days after the completion of any nonbinding mediation in a class action in which the claimant is a member of the class; or        (3)    A period of limitations that would otherwise apply.    (b)    This section does not apply to an action for medical injuries subject to the provisions of Title 3, Subtitle 2A of this article.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-117 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 1 - Limitations|Section 5-117 - Actions Arising From Alleged Sexual Abuse

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Alleged perpetrator” means the individual alleged to have committed the specific incident or incidents of sexual abuse that serve as the basis of an action under this section.        (3)    “Sexual abuse” has the meaning stated in § 5–701 of the Family Law Article.    (b)    An action for damages arising out of an alleged incident or incidents of sexual abuse that occurred while the victim was a minor shall be filed:        (1)    At any time before the victim reaches the age of majority; or        (2)    Subject to subsections (c) and (d) of this section, within the later of:            (i)    20 years after the date that the victim reaches the age of majority; or            (ii)    3 years after the date that the defendant is convicted of a crime relating to the alleged incident or incidents under:                1.    § 3–602 of the Criminal Law Article; or                2.    The laws of another state or the United States that would be a crime under § 3–602 of the Criminal Law Article.    (c)    In an action brought under this section more than 7 years after the victim reaches the age of majority, damages may be awarded against a person or governmental entity that is not the alleged perpetrator of the sexual abuse only if:        (1)    The person or governmental entity owed a duty of care to the victim;        (2)    The person or governmental entity employed the alleged perpetrator or exercised some degree of responsibility or control over the alleged perpetrator; and        (3)    There is a finding of gross negligence on the part of the person or governmental entity.    (d)    In no event may an action for damages arising out of an alleged incident or incidents of sexual abuse that occurred while the victim was a minor be filed against a person or governmental entity that is not the alleged perpetrator more than 20 years after the date on which the victim reaches the age of majority.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-118 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 1 - Limitations|Section 5-118 - Filing Complaint With Maryland Insurance Commission

    For the purposes of this subtitle, the filing of a complaint with the Maryland Insurance Administration in accordance with § 27–1001 of the Insurance Article shall be deemed the filing of an action under § 3–1701 of this article.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-119 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 1 - Limitations|Section 5-119 - Limitation on Refiling Claim Dismissed Without Prejudice

    (a)    (1)    This section does not apply to a voluntary dismissal of a civil action or claim by the party who commenced the action or claim.        (2)    This section applies only to a civil action or claim that is dismissed once for failure to file a report in accordance with § 3–2A–04(b)(3) of this article.    (b)    If a civil action or claim is commenced by a party within the applicable period of limitations and is dismissed without prejudice, the party may commence a new civil action or claim for the same cause against the same party or parties on or before the later of:        (1)    The expiration of the applicable period of limitations;        (2)    60 days from the date of the dismissal; or        (3)    August 1, 2007, if the action or claim was dismissed on or after November 17, 2006, but before June 1, 2007.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-120 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 1 - Limitations|Section 5-120 - Action for Violation of Collective Bargaining Agreement or Breach by of Duty of Fair Representation

    (a)    This section applies to an action for injunctive relief or damages for:        (1)    A violation of a collective bargaining agreement covering an employee of the State or a political subdivision of the State; or        (2)    A breach by an exclusive representative of the duty of fair representation owed to an employee of the State or a political subdivision of the State.    (b)    An action subject to this section shall be commenced within 6 months after the later of:        (1)    The date on which the claim accrued; or        (2)    The date on which the complainant knew or should reasonably have known of the breach.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-121 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 1 - Limitations|Section 5-121 - Action Against Mortgage Servicer for Damages Arising Out of Unfair, Abusive, or Deceptive Trade Practices

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meaning indicated.        (2)    “Homeowner” means:            (i)    A record owner of residential property that is owner–occupied at the time the alleged violation of § 13–301 of the Commercial Law Article or other State law occurred; or            (ii)    An individual who occupies residential property under a use and possession order issued under Title 8, Subtitle 2 of the Family Law Article.        (3)    “Mortgage servicer” has the meaning stated in § 11–501 of the Financial Institutions Article.        (4)    “Residential property” has the meaning stated in § 7–105.1 of the Real Property Article.        (5)    “Unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice” has the meaning stated in § 13–301 of the Commercial Law Article.    (b)    This section applies only to claims relating to residential property.    (c)    An action filed by a homeowner against a mortgage servicer for damages arising out of an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice shall be filed within the earlier of:        (1)    5 years after a foreclosure sale of the residential property; or        (2)    If the mortgage servicer discloses its unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice to the homeowner, 3 years after the disclosure to the homeowner.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 2 - Computing Time|Section 5-201 - Persons Under a Disability

    (a)    When a cause of action subject to a limitation under Subtitle 1 of this title or Title 3, Subtitle 9 of this article accrues in favor of a minor or mental incompetent, that person shall file his action within the lesser of three years or the applicable period of limitations after the date the disability is removed.    (b)    This section does not apply if the statute of limitations has more than three years to run when the disability is removed.    (c)    Imprisonment, absence from the State, or marriage are not disabilities which extend the statute of limitations.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 2 - Computing Time|Section 5-202 - Time Between Petition in Insolvency by Debtor and Dismissal of Petition Does Not Defeat Claim

    If a debtor files a petition in insolvency which is later dismissed, the time between the filing and the dismissal is not included in determining whether a claim against the debtor is barred by the statute of limitations.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 2 - Computing Time|Section 5-203 - Ignorance of Cause of Action Induced by Fraud

    If the knowledge of a cause of action is kept from a party by the fraud of an adverse party, the cause of action shall be deemed to accrue at the time when the party discovered, or by the exercise of ordinary diligence should have discovered the fraud.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-203.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 2 - Computing Time|Section 5-203.1 - Accrual of Cause of Action Arising From Conduct Constituting Criminal Homicide Under State or Federal Law

    (a)    This section applies only to a survival cause of action arising from conduct that constitutes a criminal homicide under State or federal law.    (b)    If knowledge of a cause of action concerning a homicide or the identity of a person who contributed to the homicide is kept from a party by the conduct of an adverse party or an accessory or accomplice of an adverse party:        (1)    The cause of action shall be deemed to accrue at the time the party discovered or should have discovered by the exercise of ordinary diligence the homicide and the identity of the person who contributed to the homicide; and        (2)    A presumption shall exist that the party should have discovered by the exercise of ordinary diligence the identity of the person who contributed to the homicide after:            (i)    A charging document is filed against the person alleged to have participated in the homicide; and            (ii)    The charging document is unsealed and available to the public.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 2 - Computing Time|Section 5-204 - Denial of Defense of Limitations to Foreign Corporations or Foreign Limited Partnerships

    A foreign corporation or foreign limited partnership required by law to qualify or register to do business in the State or a person claiming under the foreign corporation or foreign limited partnership, may not benefit from any statute of limitations in an action at law or suit in equity:         (1)    Arising out of a contract made or liability incurred by the foreign corporation or foreign limited partnership while doing business without having qualified or registered; or        (2)    Instituted while the foreign corporation or foreign limited partnership is doing intrastate or interstate or foreign business in the State without having qualified or registered.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  5-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 5 - Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities|Subtitle 2 - Computing Time|Section 5-205 - Absence From State or Moving From County

    (a)    A person who absents himself from the State or removes from county to county after contracting a debt, so that his creditor may be uncertain of finding the person or his property, may not have the benefit of any limitation contained in this title, but this subsection does not prohibit a person from removing himself or his family from one county to another for reasons of convenience nor does it deprive any person leaving the State for the time limited in this subsection of the benefits of any statute of limitations if he leaves sufficient and known effects for the payment of his just debts in the hands of some person who will assume the payment of them to his creditors.    (b)    A person who is absent from the State when a cause of action accrues against him may not benefit from a statute of limitation if the plaintiff files the action within the normal limitations period after the defendant returns to the State.