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MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  6-311 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 6 - Personal Jurisdiction, Venue, Process and Practice|Subtitle 3 - Process|Section 6-311 - Disclosure of Last Known Address Information

    (a)    In this section, “person” has the meaning stated in Rule 1–202 of the Maryland Rules.    (b)    (1)    This section applies to an action against a person who had applicable insurance coverage under an insurance policy or self–insurance plan at the time the alleged liability that is the subject of the action was incurred.        (2)    Subject to paragraph (1) of this subsection, this section applies to a person who is a defendant subject to a complaint, counterclaim, cross–claim, or third–party complaint.    (c)    (1)    On written request of a plaintiff to the action, an insurer or a person that has a self–insurance plan shall provide to the plaintiff the defendant’s last known home and business addresses if known.        (2)    An insurer or a person that has a self–insurance plan, and their employees and agents, may not be civilly or criminally liable for the disclosure of information required under this subsection.    (d)    A defendant who is subject to the provisions of this section is deemed to have consented to the disclosure of the information described in this section.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  6-312 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 6 - Personal Jurisdiction, Venue, Process and Practice|Subtitle 3 - Process|Section 6-312 - Service by Delivery to Dwelling House or Usual Place of Abode; Service by Delivery to Agent

    (a)    In this section, “person” has the meaning stated in Rule 1-202 of the Maryland Rules.    (b)    This section applies to a person who is a defendant subject to a complaint, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party complaint.    (c)    (1)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a party may effect service by delivering a copy of the summons and the complaint to a defendant personally or by leaving copies of the summons and complaint at the defendant’s dwelling house or usual place of abode with a person of suitable age and discretion residing at the dwelling house or place of abode or by delivering a copy of the summons and the complaint to an agent authorized by appointment or law to receive service of process.        (2)    Any service under this subsection is as effective as actual personal service.        (3)    The method of service provided in this subsection is in addition to and not exclusive of any other means of service that may be provided by statute or rule for obtaining jurisdiction of a defendant.    (d)    This section does not affect any defense, including noncooperation, available to an insurer or a person who has a self-insurance plan under the terms of the applicable insurance or self-insurance plan.    (e)    A defendant who is subject to the provisions of this section is deemed to have consented to service of process as described in this section.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  6-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 6 - Personal Jurisdiction, Venue, Process and Practice|Subtitle 4 - Practice in General|Section 6-401 - Survival of Actions

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a cause of action at law, whether real, personal, or mixed, survives the death of either party.    (b)    A cause of action for slander abates upon the death of either party unless an appeal has been taken from a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff.    (c)    A right of action in equity survives the death of either party if the court can grant effective relief in spite of the death.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  6-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 6 - Personal Jurisdiction, Venue, Process and Practice|Subtitle 4 - Practice in General|Section 6-402 - Continuance Because of Legislative Duties

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Proceeding” includes:            (i)    An arbitration proceeding;            (ii)    Any part of an action; and            (iii)    Any part of an appellate proceeding.        (3)    “Session” includes an extraordinary session.    (b)    Subject to subsection (d) of this section, if a member or desk officer of the General Assembly is an attorney of record in a proceeding, the proceeding shall be continued from 5 days before the legislative session convenes until at least 10 days after it is adjourned.    (c)    If a member of the Legislative Policy Committee or of any committee or subcommittee thereof or a committee or subcommittee of the State legislature functioning during the legislative interim is an attorney of record in a proceeding, the proceeding shall be continued while the committee or subcommittee is holding a meeting.    (d)    If a brief, a memorandum of law, or another document is required to be filed in a proceeding continued under this section:        (1)    The proceeding shall be continued for a time sufficient to allow it to be prepared and filed; and        (2)    Any time prescribed by the Maryland Rules, by rule or order of court, or by any statute applicable to the filing of the document shall begin to run 10 days after the General Assembly adjourns.    (e)    The attorney may waive the benefit of this section.    (f)    The attorney may exercise any right under this section after filing a motion or letter with the appropriate court or administrative agency without the attorney personally appearing.    (g)    This section applies to a proceeding in a federal, State, or local court or administrative agency.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  6-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 6 - Personal Jurisdiction, Venue, Process and Practice|Subtitle 4 - Practice in General|Section 6-403 - Formal Pleadings in District Court

    (a)    In a civil action in the District Court, if the amount in controversy is $2,500 or less, there shall be no formal pleadings.    (b)    If the amount in controversy exceeds $2,500 the forms and pleadings are as provided by Title 3, Chapter 300 of the Maryland Rules.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  6-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 6 - Personal Jurisdiction, Venue, Process and Practice|Subtitle 4 - Practice in General|Section 6-404 - Venue of Transferred Case

    (a)    Except as provided in this section, a case transferred from the District Court to a circuit court for trial shall be deemed to have originated in the circuit court and the parties are entitled to removal as provided by rule or law.    (b)    This section does not apply to an appeal from a final judgment of the District Court.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  6-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 6 - Personal Jurisdiction, Venue, Process and Practice|Subtitle 4 - Practice in General|Section 6-405 - Settlement of Suit by Infant

    (a)    Any action, including one in the name of the State, brought by a next friend for the benefit of a minor may be settled by the next friend.    (b)    If the next friend is not a parent or person in loco parentis of the child, the settlement is not effective unless approved by the parent or other person responsible for the child.    (c)    If both parents are dead, and there is no person responsible for the care and custody of the child, the settlement is not effective unless approved by the court in which the suit was brought. Approval may be granted only on the written application by the next friend, under oath, stating the facts of the case, and why the settlement is in the best interest of the child.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  6-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 6 - Personal Jurisdiction, Venue, Process and Practice|Subtitle 4 - Practice in General|Section 6-406 - Actions by and Against Unincorporated Associations

    (a)    An unincorporated association, joint stock company, or other group which has a recognized group name may sue or be sued in the group name on any cause of action affecting the common property, rights, and liabilities of the group.    (b)    An action under this section:        (1)    Has the same force and effect with respect to the common property, rights, and liabilities of the group as if all members of the group were joined; and        (2)    Does not abate because of any change of membership in the group or its dissolution.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  6-406.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 6 - Personal Jurisdiction, Venue, Process and Practice|Subtitle 4 - Practice in General|Section 6-406.1 - Actions by Creditors of Persons Using a Trade Name

    (a)    A creditor of a person engaged in a mercantile, trading, or manufacturing business as an agent or doing business or trading under any designation, title, or name other than the person’s own name who fails to file the certificate required under § 1-406 of the Corporations and Associations Article, may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction against the person or the name, title, or designation under which the business is conducted and service on the person shall be valid.    (b)    All the assets used in or owned by the person’s business are subject to seizure and sale under execution in satisfaction of the judgment.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  6-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 6 - Personal Jurisdiction, Venue, Process and Practice|Subtitle 4 - Practice in General|Section 6-407 - Automatic Termination of Appearance of Attorney

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the appearance of an attorney-at-law in any case before a court in the State terminates automatically on the expiration of an appeal period during which no party enters an appeal from a final judgment.    (b)    On the motion of the court that has jurisdiction over a case or on the motion of a party, the court may suspend the termination of appearance under subsection (a) of this section.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  6-408 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 6 - Personal Jurisdiction, Venue, Process and Practice|Subtitle 4 - Practice in General|Section 6-408 - Revisory Power of Court Over Judgment

    For a period of 30 days after the entry of a judgment, or thereafter pursuant to motion filed within that period, the court has revisory power and control over the judgment. After the expiration of that period the court has revisory power and control over the judgment only in case of fraud, mistake, irregularity, or failure of an employee of the court or of the clerk’s office to perform a duty required by statute or rule.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  6-409 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 6 - Personal Jurisdiction, Venue, Process and Practice|Subtitle 4 - Practice in General|Section 6-409 - Continuance to Attorney Entering Appearance

    In any court proceeding, an attorney entering his appearance on behalf of a client may be granted a continuance if:         (1)    The entry of appearance is made in good faith and not for purposes of delay;        (2)    The case has not been continued previously an unreasonable number of times; and        (3)    At the time his appearance is entered he is the attorney of record in another court proceeding which previously had been scheduled for a time which will cause a conflict with the case in which the appearance is being entered.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  6-410 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 6 - Personal Jurisdiction, Venue, Process and Practice|Subtitle 4 - Practice in General|Section 6-410 - Service of Subpoena for Public Records

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Custodian” has the meaning stated in § 4–101(d) of the General Provisions Article.        (3)    “Public record” has the meaning stated in § 4–101(j) of the General Provisions Article.    (b)    If the custodian of public records is not known and cannot be ascertained after a reasonable effort by a party in a legal proceeding, the party may request a court to issue a subpoena for the custodian of public records to be served on:        (1)    A resident agent designated under § 1–1301 of the Local Government Article for service on a local entity;        (2)    A resident agent designated under § 6–109 of the State Government Article for service on a State agency that is not represented by the Attorney General; or        (3)    The Attorney General or an individual designated by the Attorney General as provided under the Maryland Rules for service on a State agency that is represented by the Attorney General.    (c)    Service of a subpoena under this section is equivalent to personal service on a custodian of public records.    (d)    The Court of Appeals may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  6-411 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 6 - Personal Jurisdiction, Venue, Process and Practice|Subtitle 4 - Practice in General|Section 6-411 - Procedure After Arrest for Failure to Appear to Show Cause

    (a)    An individual arrested for failure to appear in court to show cause why the individual should not be found in contempt for failure to answer interrogatories or to appear for an examination in aid of enforcement of a money judgment shall be taken immediately:        (1)    If the court is in session, before the court that issued the order that resulted in the arrest; or        (2)    If the court is not in session, before a judicial officer of the District Court for a determination of appropriate conditions of release to ensure the individual’s appearance at the next session of the court that issued the order that resulted in the arrest.    (b)    If a judicial officer determines that the individual should be released on other than personal recognizance without any additional conditions, the judicial officer shall impose on the individual the least onerous condition or combination of conditions that will reasonably ensure the appearance of the individual as required.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 1 - Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals|Section 7-101 - "Costs" Defined

    In this subtitle, “costs” means any cost other than counsel fees necessary for prosecution of an appeal, application for leave to appeal, or filing a petition for writ of certiorari including but not limited to clerk’s fees, the cost of preparing a transcript of the testimony, the cost of preparing and transmitting the record, and the cost of the briefs, appendices, and printed record extract.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 1 - Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals|Section 7-102 - Fees of Clerks of Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals

    (a)    The State Court Administrator shall determine the amount of fees to be charged by the Clerk of the Court of Appeals and the Clerk of the Court of Special Appeals, with the approval of the Board of Public Works.    (b)    The State Court Administrator, as part of the Administrator’s determination of the amount of fees to be charged by the Clerk of the Court of Appeals and the Clerk of the Court of Special Appeals, shall assess a surcharge that shall be:        (1)    $11 per case; and        (2)    Deposited into the Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund established under § 13–602 of this article.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 1 - Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals|Section 7-104 - Costs on Appeal Where State or Its Agency or Political Subdivision Is Party

    (a)    (1)    Costs shall be allowed to or awarded against the State or one of its agencies or political subdivisions which is a party to an appeal from an executive, administrative, or judicial decision, in the same manner as costs are allowed to or awarded against a private litigant.        (2)    The State, its agency, or the political subdivision shall pay the costs awarded against it.    (b)    When notified by the Attorney General, the political subdivision in which a criminal case originated shall pay immediately the costs incurred by the State.    (c)    If a defendant against whom costs are assessed in a criminal appeal fails to pay the costs to the political subdivision in which the case originated, the State’s Attorney for that political subdivision shall take the necessary steps to recover them.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 2 - Circuit Court|Section 7-201 - Payment and Waiver of Costs

    (a)    Except for an appeal from the State Workers’ Compensation Commission or an appeal, by an individual claiming benefits, from a decision of the Board of Appeals of the Maryland Department of Labor, no case may be docketed and no writ of attachment, fieri facias, or execution on judgment may be issued unless the plaintiff or appellant pays the required fee.    (b)    The circuit court shall pass an order waiving the payment in advance if:        (1)    Upon petition for waiver, it is satisfied that the petitioner is unable by reason of his poverty to make the payment; and        (2)    The petitioner’s attorney, if any, certifies that the suit, appeal, or writ is meritorious.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 2 - Circuit Court|Section 7-202 - Court Fees

    (a)    (1)    (i)    The State Court Administrator shall determine the amount of all court costs and charges for the circuit courts of the counties with the approval of the Board of Public Works.            (ii)    The fees and charges shall be uniform throughout the State.        (2)    The Comptroller of the State shall require clerks of court to collect all fees required to be collected by law.    (b)    The clerk may not charge the State, any county, municipality, or Baltimore City any fee provided by this subtitle, unless the State, county, municipality, or Baltimore City first gives its consent.    (c)    The clerk is entitled to a reasonable fee for performing any other service that is not enumerated in this subtitle or in §§ 3–601 through 3–603 of the Real Property Article.    (d)    The State Court Administrator, as part of the Administrator’s determination of the amount of court costs and charges in civil cases, shall assess a surcharge that:        (1)    May not be more than $55 per case; and        (2)    Shall be deposited into the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund established under § 11–402 of the Human Services Article.    (e)    (1)    In addition to the surcharge assessed under subsection (d) of this section, the State Court Administrator, as part of the Administrator’s determination of the amount of court costs and charges in civil cases, shall assess a surcharge that:            (i)    1.    Except as provided in item 2 of this item, shall be $30 per case; and                2.    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, shall be $6 to reopen any civil case; and            (ii)    Shall be deposited into the Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund established under § 13–602 of this article.        (2)    A surcharge may not be assessed under this subsection to reopen a case brought by a petitioner under Title 4, Subtitle 5 of the Family Law Article.    (f)    The State Court Administrator shall:        (1)    Assess a $100 fee for the special admission of an out–of–state attorney under § 10–215 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article; and        (2)    Pay $75 of the fee to the Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program established under § 18–1502 of the Education Article.    (g)    If a party in a proceeding feels aggrieved by any fee permitted under this subtitle or by §§ 3–601 through 3–603 of the Real Property Article, the party may request a judge of that circuit court to determine the reasonableness of the fee.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 2 - Circuit Court|Section 7-203 - Courts Prohibited From Charging Fees or Costs in Certain Criminal Proceedings

    (a)    In this section, the term “not guilty” does not include a finding of probation before judgment under § 6-220 of the Criminal Procedure Article.    (b)    (1)    The clerk of the circuit court may not charge a county or Baltimore City with fees or costs of a criminal proceeding, regardless of whether the fee or cost was imposed or allowed by statute or common law.        (2)    The clerk of a circuit court may not charge a defendant with the costs of a criminal proceeding in which the defendant is found not guilty.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 2 - Circuit Court|Section 7-205 - Costs When Case Is Removed

    (a)    The county from which a case is removed shall pay the costs and expenses in the county to which the case is removed.    (b)    (1)    The clerk of the court to which a case is removed shall keep an accurate account of the costs and expenses, and certify the account to both counties.        (2)    The account shall contain names and addresses of the persons to whom the costs or expenses are due, and the amount due.        (3)    The returns of the certified accounts shall accompany the case when it is returned.    (c)    The county where the case is tried shall initially pay the costs and expenses due to its residents in the same manner as if the case originated in that county.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  7-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures|Subtitle 2 - Circuit Court|Section 7-206 - Disposition of Fines and Costs in Criminal, Traffic, or Civil Case on Appeal From District Court

    (a)    If a criminal or traffic case is appealed from the District Court to a circuit court, the fine and costs collected in the District Court, including costs collected under Maryland Rule 7-103, shall be forwarded to the circuit court for disposition in accordance with this section.    (b)    If the appeal in a criminal or traffic case is disposed of other than by acquittal, nolle prosequi, or stet, a fine imposed by the circuit court and the circuit court costs, including the sum paid under Maryland Rule 7-103(c), shall be disposed of in the same manner as are fines and costs in a criminal case heard by the circuit court in the exercise of its original jurisdiction. The District Court costs shall be returned to the District Court.    (c)    In a civil case, the court costs shall be disposed of in the same manner as are other costs in a civil case heard by the circuit court in the exercise of its original jurisdiction.