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MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-803 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 8 - Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act|Section 11-803 - Notice to Judgment Debtor

    (a)    At the time a foreign judgment is filed, the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor’s attorney shall file with the clerk of the court an affidavit showing the name and last known post office address of the judgment debtor and the judgment creditor.    (b)    (1)    The clerk promptly shall mail notice of the filing of the foreign judgment to the judgment debtor at the address given and shall note the mailing in the docket.        (2)    The notice must include the name and post office address of the judgment creditor and if the judgment creditor has an attorney in this State, the attorney’s name and address.        (3)    The judgment creditor may mail a notice of the filing of the judgment to the judgment debtor and may file proof of mailing with the clerk.        (4)    If proof of mailing by the judgment creditor has been filed, lack of mailing notice of filing by the clerk does not affect the enforcement proceedings.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-804 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 8 - Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act|Section 11-804 - Stay of Enforcement

    (a)    The court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until an appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or a stay of execution expires or is vacated if the judgment debtor:        (1)    Shows the court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been granted; and        (2)    Proves that the judgment debtor has furnished the security for the satisfaction of the judgment required by the state in which it was rendered.    (b)    If the judgment debtor shows the court any ground on which enforcement of a judgment of the court of this State would be stayed, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment for an appropriate period, and require the same security for satisfaction of the judgment that is required in this State.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-805 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 8 - Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act|Section 11-805 - Fees; Rights of Creditor

    (a)    (1)    A person filing a foreign judgment shall pay $25 to the clerk of the court.        (2)    Fees for other enforcement proceedings shall be as otherwise provided by law for judgments of the courts of this State.    (b)    The judgment creditor retains the right to bring an action to enforce a judgment instead of proceeding under this subtitle.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-806 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 8 - Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act|Section 11-806 - Construction

    This subtitle shall be interpreted and construed to achieve its general purpose to make the law of those states which enact it uniform.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-807 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 8 - Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act|Section 11-807 - Short Title

    This subtitle may be cited as the “Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act”.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  12-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 12 - Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions|Subtitle 1 - Definitions|Section 12-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following terms have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Appellate court” means any court which reviews a final judgment of another court, and includes any court authorized to enter judgment following a de novo trial on appeal of a case or proceeding previously tried in another court.    (c)    “Appellate jurisdiction” means the jurisdiction exercised by an appellate court.    (d)    “Circuit court” means the circuit court for a county.    (e)    “Criminal action”, “criminal case”, “criminal cause”, or “criminal proceeding” includes a case charging violation of motor vehicle or traffic laws and a case charging violation of a rule or regulation if a criminal penalty may be incurred.    (f)    “Final judgment” means a judgment, decree, sentence, order, determination, decision, or other action by a court, including an orphans’ court, from which an appeal, application for leave to appeal, or petition for certiorari may be taken.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  12-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 12 - Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions|Subtitle 2 - Review of Cases Docketed in Court of Special Appeals|Section 12-201 - Certiorari to Court of Special Appeals

    Except as provided in § 12-202 of this subtitle, in any case or proceeding pending in or decided by the Court of Special Appeals upon appeal from a circuit court or an orphans’ court or the Maryland Tax Court, any party, including the State, may file in the Court of Appeals a petition for certiorari to review the case or proceeding. The petition may be filed either before or after the Court of Special Appeals has rendered a decision, but not later than the time prescribed by the Maryland Rules. In a case or proceeding described in this section, the Court of Appeals also may issue the writ of certiorari on its own motion.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  12-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 12 - Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions|Subtitle 2 - Review of Cases Docketed in Court of Special Appeals|Section 12-202 - Exceptions

    A review by way of certiorari may not be granted by the Court of Appeals in a case or proceeding in which the Court of Special Appeals has denied or granted:         (1)    Leave to prosecute an appeal in a post conviction proceeding;        (2)    Leave to appeal from a refusal to issue a writ of habeas corpus sought for the purpose of determining the right to bail or the appropriate amount of bail;        (3)    Leave to appeal in an inmate grievance commission proceeding;        (4)    Leave to appeal from a final judgment entered following a plea of guilty in a circuit court; or        (5)    Leave to appeal from an order of a circuit court revoking probation.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  12-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 12 - Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions|Subtitle 2 - Review of Cases Docketed in Court of Special Appeals|Section 12-203 - Action by Court of Appeals

    If the Court of Appeals finds that review of the case described in § 12-201 of this subtitle is desirable and in the public interest, the Court of Appeals shall require by writ of certiorari that the case be certified to it for review and determination. The writ may issue before or after the Court of Special Appeals has rendered a decision. The Court of Appeals may by rule provide for the number of its judges who must concur to grant the writ of certiorari in any case, but that number may not exceed three. Reasons for the denial of the writ shall be in writing.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  12-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 12 - Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions|Subtitle 3 - Review of Decisions of Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction|Section 12-301 - Right of Appeal From Final Judgments -- Generally

    Except as provided in § 12-302 of this subtitle, a party may appeal from a final judgment entered in a civil or criminal case by a circuit court. The right of appeal exists from a final judgment entered by a court in the exercise of original, special, limited, statutory jurisdiction, unless in a particular case the right of appeal is expressly denied by law. In a criminal case, the defendant may appeal even though imposition or execution of sentence has been suspended. In a civil case, a plaintiff who has accepted a remittitur may cross-appeal from the final judgment.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  12-301.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 12 - Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions|Subtitle 3 - Review of Decisions of Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction|Section 12-301.1 - Supersedeas Bond

    (a)    (1)    This section does not apply to a judgment in an action for damages under § 3–2102 of this article.        (2)    Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section and notwithstanding any other law or court rule, in a civil action the amount of the supersedeas bond necessary to obtain a stay of enforcement of a judgment granting any type of relief during the entire course of all appeals or discretionary reviews may not exceed the lesser of $100,000,000 or the amount of the judgment for each appellant, regardless of the amount of the judgment appealed.    (b)    (1)    In a civil action a party seeking a stay of execution of a judgment of any amount pending review may file a motion to reduce the amount of a supersedeas bond required to obtain the stay.        (2)    A court, on a motion under paragraph (1) of this subsection or on its own motion, may reduce the amount of a supersedeas bond or may set other conditions to obtain the stay, with or without a bond, in the interest of justice and for good cause shown.    (c)    (1)    If an appellant posts a supersedeas bond in accordance with this section for an amount less than would be required under Rule 8–423(b) of the Maryland Rules, the appellee may engage in discovery for the limited purpose of determining whether the appellant dissipated or diverted assets outside the course of its ordinary business or is in the process of doing so.        (2)    The circuit court shall retain jurisdiction over the action for the limited purpose of ruling on any motions relating to discovery under paragraph (1) of this subsection to determine whether the defendant dissipated or diverted assets outside the course of its ordinary business or is in the process of doing so.    (d)    If a court determines that an appellant dissipated or diverted assets outside the course of its ordinary business or is in the process of doing so, the court may:        (1)    Enter orders necessary to protect the appellee;        (2)    Require the appellant to post a supersedeas bond in an amount not exceeding the amount that would be required under Rule 8–423(b) of the Maryland Rules; and        (3)    Impose other remedies and sanctions that the court considers appropriate.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  12-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 12 - Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions|Subtitle 3 - Review of Decisions of Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction|Section 12-303 - Appeals From Certain Interlocutory Orders

    A party may appeal from any of the following interlocutory orders entered by a circuit court in a civil case:         (1)    An order entered with regard to the possession of property with which the action is concerned or with reference to the receipt or charging of the income, interest, or dividends therefrom, or the refusal to modify, dissolve, or discharge such an order;        (2)    An order granting or denying a motion to quash a writ of attachment; and        (3)    An order:            (i)    Granting or dissolving an injunction, but if the appeal is from an order granting an injunction, only if the appellant has first filed his answer in the cause;            (ii)    Refusing to dissolve an injunction, but only if the appellant has first filed his answer in the cause;            (iii)    Refusing to grant an injunction; and the right of appeal is not prejudiced by the filing of an answer to the bill of complaint or petition for an injunction on behalf of any opposing party, nor by the taking of depositions in reference to the allegations of the bill of complaint to be read on the hearing of the application for an injunction;            (iv)    Appointing a receiver but only if the appellant has first filed his answer in the cause;            (v)    For the sale, conveyance, or delivery of real or personal property or the payment of money, or the refusal to rescind or discharge such an order, unless the delivery or payment is directed to be made to a receiver appointed by the court;            (vi)    Determining a question of right between the parties and directing an account to be stated on the principle of such determination;            (vii)    Requiring bond from a person to whom the distribution or delivery of property is directed, or withholding distribution or delivery and ordering the retention or accumulation of property by the fiduciary or its transfer to a trustee or receiver, or deferring the passage of the court’s decree in an action under Title 10, Chapter 600 of the Maryland Rules;            (viii)    Deciding any question in an insolvency proceeding brought under Title 15, Subtitle 1 of the Commercial Law Article;            (ix)    Granting a petition to stay arbitration pursuant to § 3-208 of this article;            (x)    Depriving a parent, grandparent, or natural guardian of the care and custody of his child, or changing the terms of such an order; and            (xi)    Denying immunity asserted under § 5-525 or § 5-526 of this article.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  12-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 12 - Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions|Subtitle 3 - Review of Decisions of Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction|Section 12-304 - Appeals in Contempt Cases

    (a)    Any person may appeal from any order or judgment passed to preserve the power or vindicate the dignity of the court and adjudging him in contempt of court, including an interlocutory order, remedial in nature, adjudging any person in contempt, whether or not a party to the action.    (b)    This section does not apply to an adjudication of contempt for violation of an interlocutory order for the payment of alimony.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  12-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 12 - Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions|Subtitle 3 - Review of Decisions of Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction|Section 12-305 - Certification of Decisions to Court of Appeals for Review and Determination

    The Court of Appeals shall require by writ of certiorari that a decision be certified to it for review and determination in any case in which a circuit court has rendered a final judgment on appeal from the District Court or has rendered a final judgment on appeal from an administrative decision under Title 16 of the Transportation Article if it appears to the Court of Appeals, upon petition of a party that:         (1)    Review is necessary to secure uniformity of decision, as where the same statute has been construed differently by two or more judges; or        (2)    There are other special circumstances rendering it desirable and in the public interest that the decision be reviewed.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  12-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 12 - Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions|Subtitle 3 - Review of Decisions of Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction|Section 12-306 - Purpose of 12-307 and 12-308 of This Subtitle

    The purpose of §§ 12-307 and 12-308 of this subtitle is to allocate appellate jurisdiction between the Court of Appeals and the Court of Special Appeals. Except as expressly provided in those sections, nothing in them creates or abrogates a right to appeal or otherwise invoke appellate jurisdiction granted by the laws of the State.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  12-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 12 - Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions|Subtitle 3 - Review of Decisions of Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction|Section 12-307 - Jurisdiction of Court of Appeals

    The Court of Appeals has:        (1)    Jurisdiction to review a case or proceeding pending in or decided by the Court of Special Appeals in accordance with Subtitle 2 of this title;        (2)    Jurisdiction to review a case or proceeding decided by a circuit court, in accordance with § 12–305 of this subtitle; and        (3)    Exclusive appellate jurisdiction with respect to a question of law certified to it under the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  12-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 12 - Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions|Subtitle 3 - Review of Decisions of Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction|Section 12-308 - Jurisdiction of Court of Special Appeals

    Except as provided in § 12-307 of this subtitle, the Court of Special Appeals has exclusive initial appellate jurisdiction over any reviewable judgment, decree, order or other action of a circuit court, and an orphans’ court.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  12-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 12 - Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions|Subtitle 3 - Review of Decisions of Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction|Section 12-309 - Appeals From Award of Video Lottery Operation Licenses

    (a)    A petition for judicial review of a final decision by the State Board of Contract Appeals in an appeal from the award of a video lottery operation license by the Video Lottery Facility Location Commission may be heard in the circuit court of any county in which venue would be appropriate under § 6–201 of this article.    (b)    Except for cases that the court considers to require a higher priority, a proceeding under this section, including any subsequent appellate judicial review, shall:        (1)    Take precedence on the court’s docket;        (2)    Be heard at the earliest practicable date; and        (3)    Be expedited in every way.    (c)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a party to a proceeding under this section may appeal the decision of the circuit court only by a petition to the Court of Appeals for the issuance of a writ of certiorari.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  12-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 12 - Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions|Subtitle 4 - Review of Decisions of District Court|Section 12-402 - Appeals in Contempt Cases

    Any person may appeal from any order or judgment passed to preserve the power or vindicate the dignity of the court and adjudging him in contempt of court. This includes an interlocutory order, remedial in nature, adjudging any person in contempt, whether or not a party to the action.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  12-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 12 - Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions|Subtitle 4 - Review of Decisions of District Court|Section 12-403 - Court to Which Appeal Taken

    (a)    An appeal from the District Court sitting in one of the counties shall be taken to the circuit court for the county in which judgment was entered.    (b)    An appeal from the District Court sitting in Baltimore City shall be taken to the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  12-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 12 - Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions|Subtitle 4 - Review of Decisions of District Court|Section 12-404 - Commitment for Nonpayment of Fine Following Appeal

    If a judgment of the District Court imposing a fine or penalty for violation of a law or ordinance is affirmed on appeal, the appellate court may commit the defendant or appellant in case of nonpayment of the fine or penalty, in accordance with law.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  12-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 12 - Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions|Subtitle 5 - Review of Decisions of Orphans' Courts|Section 12-501 - Appeal to Court of Special Appeals

    (a)    A party may appeal to the Court of Special Appeals from a final judgment of an orphans’ court.    (b)    However, if the final judgment was given or made in a summary proceeding, and on the testimony of witnesses, an appeal is not allowed under this section unless the party desiring to appeal immediately gives notice of the party’s intention to appeal and requests that the testimony be reduced to writing.    (c)    In such case the testimony shall be reduced to writing at the cost of the party requesting it.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  12-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 12 - Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions|Subtitle 5 - Review of Decisions of Orphans' Courts|Section 12-502 - Appeal to Circuit Court

    (a)    (1)    (i)    Instead of a direct appeal to the Court of Special Appeals under § 12–501 of this subtitle, a party may appeal to the circuit court for the county from a final judgment of an orphans’ court.            (ii)    The appeal shall be heard de novo by the circuit court.            (iii)    The de novo appeal shall be treated as if it were a new proceeding and as if there had never been a prior hearing or judgment by the orphans’ court.            (iv)    The circuit court shall give judgment according to the equity of the matter.        (2)    This subsection does not apply to Harford County or Montgomery County.    (b)    (1)    An appeal under this section shall be taken by filing a notice of appeal with the register of wills within 30 days after the date of the final judgment from which the appeal is taken.        (2)    Within 60 days after the filing of a notice of appeal under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the register of wills shall transmit all pleadings and orders of the proceedings to the court to which the appeal is taken, unless the orphans’ court from which the appeal is taken extends the time for transmitting these pleadings and orders.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  12-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 12 - Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions|Subtitle 6 - Certification of Questions of Law|Section 12-601 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.    (c)    “Tribe” means a tribe, band, or village of Native Americans which is recognized by federal law or formally acknowledged by a state.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  12-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 12 - Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions|Subtitle 6 - Certification of Questions of Law|Section 12-602 - Power to Certify

    The Court of Appeals or the Court of Special Appeals of this State, on the motion of a party to pending litigation or its own motion, may certify a question of law to the highest court of another state or of a tribe if:         (1)    The pending litigation involves a question to be decided under the law of the other jurisdiction;        (2)    The answer to the question may be determinative of an issue in the pending litigation; and        (3)    The question is one for which an answer is not provided by a controlling appellate decision, constitutional provision, or statute of the other jurisdiction.