reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 6 - Personal Jurisdiction, Venue, Process and Practice › Subtitle 4 - Practice in General › Section 6-412 - Disclosure Statement by Nongovernmental Corporate Party -- Information Included -- Subsequent Changes

(a)    A nongovernmental corporate party shall, with its first appearance, pleading, petition, motion, response, or other request addressed to the court, file one copy of a disclosure statement that:
(1)    Identifies any parent corporation and any publicly held corporation owning 10% or more of its stock;
(2)    Identifies any member or owner in a joint venture or limited liability corporation;
(3)    Identifies all partners in a partnership or limited liability partnership;
(4)    Identifies any corporate member, if the party is any other unincorporated association; or
(5)    States that there is no such corporation.
(b)    If any information filed in accordance with subsection (a) of this section changes, the nongovernmental corporate party shall file a supplemental statement.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures › Subtitle 1 - Supreme Court of Maryland and Appellate Court of Maryland › 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures › Subtitle 1 - Supreme Court of Maryland and Appellate Court of Maryland › Section 7-102 - Fees of Clerks of Supreme Court of Maryland and Appellate Court of Maryland

(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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures › Subtitle 1 - Supreme Court of Maryland and Appellate Court of Maryland › 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures › Subtitle 2 - Circuit Court › Section 7-207 - Disposition of Fines for Contempt of Court of Equity

All fines paid to the clerk of the court for the purgation of contempt of a court of equity shall be paid by the clerk at the end of every six months to the county where the offense occurred.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures › Subtitle 2 - Circuit Court › Section 7-208 - Service Charge for Bad Check

If any person gives a check to the clerk to pay for any charge or for any other purpose and the check is not honored by the bank on which it is drawn, the clerk may impose a service charge of $10 against the party drawing the check. This charge shall be in addition to any other penalty prescribed by law.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures › Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous › Section 7-401 - Supplementary Proceedings

(a)    For examination of a judgment debtor by a standing commissioner or examiner, the clerk of a court shall collect in advance from the plaintiff the following fees:
(1)    If a judgment or decree does not exceed $200 -- $5;
(2)    If a judgment or decree exceeds $200, but does not exceed $1,000 -- $10;
(3)    If a judgment or decree exceeds $1,000 -- $15.
(b)    The plaintiff shall initially pay stenographic fees in supplementary proceedings. The fees shall be taxed as costs.
(c)    All costs in supplementary proceedings shall be taxed to the defendant.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures › Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous › Section 7-403 - Filing Fees and Costs in Wage and Payment Collection Actions

A court may not require the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to pay filing fees or other costs in connection with an action under Title 3, Subtitle 5 of the Labor and Employment Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures › Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous › Section 7-404 - Service of Process by Private Process Server

If the service of process by a private process server is accomplished, a judge of the District Court or a circuit court may impose costs for the service of process in an amount not to exceed the fees authorized for the service of process by a sheriff under § 7-402 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures › Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous › Section 7-405 - Waiver of Costs Under 7-409

The District Court or a circuit court in a criminal case may not waive any court costs imposed under § 7-409 of this subtitle unless the defendant establishes indigency as provided in the Maryland Rules.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures › Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous › Section 7-406 - Copies of Records for Armed Forces Member

(a)    In this section, “armed forces” means the armed forces of the United States.
(b)    A clerk of court shall provide without charge:
(1)    A copy of any paper or record in the clerk’s office that is requested by a former or active armed forces member, in person, or by the United States government, if the copy is to be used in connection with a claim of the member against the United States government;
(2)    A copy of a marriage record of a former or active armed forces member that is requested by the member; and
(3)    A copy of a marriage record of a former or active armed forces member or of a surviving spouse or child of the member that is requested, if the copy is to be used in connection with a claim for a dependent or beneficiary of the member.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures › Subtitle 5 - Fines and Forfeitures › Section 7-501 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Costs” means the cost of prosecuting a person for a crime.
(c)    (1)    “Crime” means any act or omission for which a statute or ordinance imposes a fine or imprisonment.
(2)    “Crime” does not include a municipal infraction under Title 6 of the Local Government Article.
(d)    (1)    “Fine” means the monetary penalty prescribed by a statute or ordinance for a crime.
(2)    “Fine” does not include costs.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures › Subtitle 5 - Fines and Forfeitures › Section 7-503 - Payment of Fine

(a)    When a court imposes a fine, the court may order the defendant to pay the fine:
(1)    When the court imposes sentence; or
(2)    In specified installments at designated intervals.
(b)    (1)    If a fine is payable in installments, the court may order that the payments be made to a probation agency or officer.
(2)    The probation agency or officer shall report to the court a failure to comply with the order.
(c)    If a court sentences a defendant to probation, the court may make payment of a fine a condition of the sentence.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures › Subtitle 5 - Fines and Forfeitures › Section 7-504 - Failure or Inability to Pay Fine

(a)    A defendant who is unable to pay a fine ordered by a court may apply to the court for a reduction of the fine.
(b)    If a defendant fails or is unable to pay a fine as ordered by a court, the court may investigate the reasons for the failure or inability to pay the fine, including the defendant’s financial and family situation and whether nonpayment of the fine is contumacious or is due to indigence.
(c)    After an investigation that a court considers necessary as to the reasons for the failure or inability to pay a fine, the court:
(1)    May order that the individual be committed to a correctional facility;
(2)    May reduce the fine to an amount that the court determines the defendant is able to pay; or
(3)    Subject to subsection (d) of this section, may direct that the individual be imprisoned until payment of:
(i)    The fine; or
(ii)    Part of the fine that is undischarged after a pro rata credit for time served instead of payment.
(d)    (1)    Subject to the limitations in this subsection, the court shall determine the period of imprisonment for default in payment of a fine.
(2)    The period of imprisonment may not exceed:
(i)    1 day for each $10 of the fine; and
(ii)    If the fine was imposed for a crime subject to punishment by imprisonment, one-third of the maximum term authorized by the statute or ordinance under which the individual was convicted, or 90 days, whichever is less; or
(iii)    If the fine was imposed for a crime that is not subject to punishment by imprisonment, absent default in payment of a fine, 15 days.
(3)    The period of imprisonment, when added to the original sentence, may not exceed the maximum term of imprisonment allowed for the crime.
(4)    Each period of imprisonment imposed because of nonpayment of two or more fines shall run concurrently unless the court specifies that the periods of imprisonment shall run consecutively.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures › Subtitle 5 - Fines and Forfeitures › Section 7-504.1 - Installment Payment of Fines

(a)    This section applies to a defendant who is required to pay a fine for one or more traffic offenses, including one or more citations for a violation of a parking ordinance or regulation adopted under Title 26, Subtitle 3 of the Transportation Article.
(b)    (1)    The District Court or a circuit court may authorize the clerk of the court to approve an individual installment plan agreement in accordance with this section for the payment of:
(i)    One or more citations for a payable violation issued under § 26–201 of the Transportation Article; or
(ii)    One or more fines imposed at a hearing or trial by the court.
(2)    A defendant who agrees to enter into an installment plan agreement for the payment of one or more citations under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection consents to conviction at the time of the agreement.
(c)    (1)    A defendant who is sentenced to pay one or more fines that total at least $150 and certifies that the defendant is unable to pay the fine or fines may apply to the clerk of the court to make installment payments in accordance with this section.
(2)    An installment plan agreement under this section shall:
(i)    Require that the defendant make installment payments on the total amount of the fine or fines covered by the agreement; and
(ii)    Specify the offenses and citations to which the agreement applies.
(3)    As a condition of an installment plan agreement, a defendant who enters into the agreement shall inform the clerk of the court of any change of address during the term of the agreement.
(4)    (i)    If a defendant fails to pay a fine in accordance with an installment plan agreement under this section, the clerk of the court may:
1.    Refer the amount of the unpaid outstanding fine to the Central Collection Unit of the Department of Budget and Management; or
2.    Process the unpaid outstanding fine as it would other outstanding fines owed the court.
(ii)    The clerk of the court shall provide notice to the defendant of the disposition of the unpaid outstanding fine under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph in the same manner required for other outstanding fines processed in the same manner.
(d)    The requirements of subsection (c) of this section shall be posted in the clerk’s office and on the website of the court.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures › Subtitle 5 - Fines and Forfeitures › Section 7-505 - Collection of Unpaid Fines and Costs

(a)    Unpaid and undischarged fines and unpaid costs may be levied, executed on, and collected in the same manner as judgments in civil cases.
(b)    Costs are not part of the penalty, and a defendant may not be imprisoned under this subtitle for failure to pay costs.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures › Subtitle 5 - Fines and Forfeitures › Section 7-506 - To Whom Paid

(a)    Except as provided in § 7-302 of this title, in § 7-507 of this subtitle, or, as otherwise provided by law, fines, penalties, and forfeitures that are recovered shall be paid to the county in which the crime occurred.
(b)    No portion of any fine, penalty, or forfeiture may be paid to an informer.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 7 - Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures › Subtitle 5 - Fines and Forfeitures › Section 7-508 - Contents of Municipal Corporation Indictment

A municipal corporation of this State may use the following language in concluding an indictment for violation of an ordinance: “against the peace, government, and dignity of the State”.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions › Section 8-101 - Definitions

(a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    (1)    “Jury commissioner” means an individual who is designated under a jury plan to manage jury selection and service.
(2)    “Jury commissioner” includes an acting jury commissioner who is designated in accordance with a jury plan.
(c)    “Jury plan” means a plan that the circuit court for a county adopts under this title to govern jury selection and service for the county.
(d)    “Prospective juror” means an individual whose name is selected from a source pool but who has not yet been screened for disqualification, excusal, or exemption.
(e)    “Qualified juror” means an individual who, after selection as a prospective juror, is not disqualified, excused, or exempted.
(f)    “Source pool” means a pool from which the name of each prospective juror is to be selected as provided under a jury plan.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions › Section 8-102 - Duty and Rights

(a)    Each adult citizen of this State has:
(1)    The opportunity for jury service; and
(2)    When summoned for jury service, the duty to serve.
(b)    A citizen may not be excluded from jury service due to color, disability, economic status, national origin, race, religion, or sex.
(c)    Recommendations, if any, for jury service may not be accepted.
(d)    Volunteers for jury service shall be refused.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions › Section 8-103 - Qualification Criteria

(a)    Notwithstanding § 8–102 of this subtitle, an individual qualifies for jury service for a county only if the individual:
(1)    Is an adult as of the day selected as a prospective juror;
(2)    Is a citizen of the United States; and
(3)    Resides in the county as of the day sworn as a juror.
(b)    Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section and subject to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, an individual is not qualified for jury service if the individual:
(1)    Cannot comprehend spoken English or speak English;
(2)    Cannot comprehend written English, read English, or write English proficiently enough to complete a juror qualification form satisfactorily;
(3)    Has a disability that, as documented by a health care provider’s certification, prevents the individual from providing satisfactory jury service;
(4)    Has been convicted, in a federal or State court of record, of a crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding 1 year and received a sentence of imprisonment for more than 1 year; or
(5)    Has a charge pending, in a federal or State court of record, for a crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding 1 year.
(c)    An individual qualifies for jury service notwithstanding a disqualifying conviction under subsection (b)(4) of this section if the individual is pardoned.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions › Section 8-105 - Disclosure of Information

(a)    A custodian, as defined in § 4–101(d) of the General Provisions Article, may allow access to information about prospective, qualified, and sworn jurors only in accordance with rules that the Court of Appeals adopts.
(b)    The rules shall provide for access to, and copying of, information needed for a challenge under § 8–408 or § 8–409 of this title.
(c)    The rules shall provide for disclosure of information to the State Board of Elections as to individuals who have died, have moved, or are not citizens of the United States.
(d)    The rules shall provide for disclosure of information to the State Motor Vehicle Administration as needed to correct data that the Administration provides.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions › Section 8-106 - Construction

(a)    Nothing in this title restricts the inherent authority of a trial judge with regard to jurors.
(b)    Except as to a constitutional question, nothing in this title constitutes a ground for postconviction relief under Title 7 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
(c)    Nothing in this title bars a circuit court from using a single procedure for qualification and summonsing as its jury plan authorizes.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 2 - Jury Plan › Section 8-203 - Changes

(a)    (1)    A circuit court may propose to the Court of Appeals a change to the circuit court’s jury plan at any time, by filing the proposal with the Court of Appeals.
(2)    Within 60 days after a circuit court files a proposal under this subsection, the Court of Appeals shall approve or disapprove the proposal.
(3)    A proposal approved under this subsection is effective:
(i)    61 days after a circuit court files the proposal; or
(ii)    Any earlier date that the Court of Appeals sets.
(b)    (1)    If the Court of Appeals orders a circuit court to change its jury plan, the circuit court shall do so.
(2)    A change that the Court of Appeals orders is effective:
(i)    On the day the Court sets; but
(ii)    Not later than 90 days after the date of approval of the circuit court’s change.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 2 - Jury Plan › Section 8-204 - Required Provisions -- Jury Judge

(a)    Each jury plan shall designate a jury judge.
(b)    The jury judge for a circuit court shall be:
(1)    The county administrative judge of the circuit court; or
(2)    Another of the circuit court judges whom the county administrative judge designates.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 2 - Jury Plan › Section 8-205 - Required Provisions -- Jury Commissioner

(a)    Each jury plan shall designate a jury commissioner.
(b)    The jury commissioner for a circuit court shall be:
(1)    The clerk of the circuit court; or
(2)    Another individual designated in the manner set forth in the jury plan.
(c)    A jury plan may designate, or allow a jury judge to designate, an individual to serve as acting jury commissioner if the jury commissioner is temporarily unavailable or unable to perform duties.
(d)    The jury commissioner for a circuit court shall manage jury selection and service, under the control and supervision of the jury judge for the circuit court.
(e)    A jury commissioner, other than a clerk, is entitled to the compensation set by law.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 2 - Jury Plan › Section 8-206 - Required Provisions -- Source Pool

(a)    Each jury plan shall provide for a source pool solely from which the names of prospective jurors are to be selected.
(b)    (1)    The source pool under the jury plan for a county shall include the names of all of the adults on:
(i)    A statewide voter registration list no older than that used in the most recent general election as to residents of the county;
(ii)    A list of holders of driver’s licenses issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration to residents of the county; and
(iii)    A list of holders of identification cards issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration to residents of the county.
(2)    The source pool under the jury plan for a county may include any other list of residents of the county that the jury plan authorizes.
(c)    (1)    Each jury plan shall detail procedures by which a jury commissioner is to have names selected from the most recent source pool.
(2)    Procedures under this subsection shall be designed to ensure each jury is selected in accordance with the requirements of this title.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 2 - Jury Plan › Section 8-207 - Required Provisions -- Prospective and Qualified Juror Pools

(a)    Each jury plan shall set intervals for creation of a prospective juror pool and a qualified juror pool.
(b)    (1)    Each jury plan shall set a minimum number of names to be selected from the source pool as prospective jurors.
(2)    The minimum number shall be:
(i)    At least 150; and
(ii)    Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, at least 0.5% of the total number of names in the source pool.
(3)    If the minimum percentage under paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection would be cumbersome and unnecessary, a jury plan may set a smaller number.
(4)    A jury judge for a county may order its jury commissioner to have additional names selected from the county’s source pool as the judge considers necessary.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 2 - Jury Plan › Section 8-212 - Authorized Provisions -- Juror Qualification Forms

The jury plan for a county may state any question, in addition to those required under § 8–302(a) of this title, to be included on the county’s juror qualification form, consistent with the interest of the sound administration of justice and not inconsistent with this title and other law.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 2 - Jury Plan › Section 8-213 - Authorized Provisions -- Agreements

The jury plan of a circuit court may provide for an agreement between the circuit court and the Administrative Office of the Courts or a person, for the Administrative Office or person to:
(1)    Provide the circuit court with names selected in the number that the jury plan sets;
(2)    Have juror questionnaire forms sent as the jury plan requires;
(3)    Have summonses sent as the jury plan requires; or
(4)    Provide any other service as to jury selection and service.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 2 - Jury Plan › Section 8-215 - Authorized Provisions -- Disqualification, Excusal, and Exemption of Prospective or Qualified Jurors and Rescheduling of Service

The jury plan for a county may enable its jury commissioner, subject to criteria set forth in the jury plan and under the overall supervision of the county’s jury judge, to:
(1)    Disqualify prospective or qualified jurors for specific reasons stated in this title;
(2)    Excuse prospective or qualified jurors for specific reasons stated in this title;
(3)    Exempt prospective or qualified jurors for specific reasons stated in this title; or
(4)    Reschedule jury service by prospective or qualified jurors for specific reasons stated in this title.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 2 - Jury Plan › Section 8-216 - Authorized Provisions -- Frequency of Service

A jury plan may provide that, notwithstanding the limit on frequency of trial jury service in § 8–310(c)(2) of this title, an individual who serves on a jury for fewer than 5 days in a 3–year period may be summoned for jury service after 1 year.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 3 - Prospective and Qualified Jurors › Part I - Prospective Jurors › Section 8-301 - Prospective Juror Pool

(a)    At each interval set in a jury plan for a county, its jury commissioner shall have names selected from the source pool in the number that the jury commissioner decides will satisfy the needs for jury service for the interval.
(b)    Names selected under this section constitute a prospective juror pool.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 3 - Prospective and Qualified Jurors › Part I - Prospective Jurors › Section 8-302 - Initial Questions

(a)    In accordance with an agreement, if any, under § 8–213 of this title, a juror qualification form in substantially the following form shall be provided to each prospective juror:
Juror Qualification Form
Name:
Resident address:
Telephone: (home) _________ (work) _________ (cellular) _______
Age: _____ Date of Birth:__________
If you are over 70 years of age, do you wish to be exempted from jury services?     _____Yes _____No
U.S. Citizen? _____Yes _____No
Able to comprehend, read, speak, and write English? _____Yes _____No
Highest level of education completed:
___ high school ___ college ___ graduate school ___ other
Occupation of prospective juror: __________
Name of employer: ___________
Occupation of spouse, if any: __________
Disability preventing satisfactory jury service? _____Yes _____No
Do you want an accommodation under the federal Americans with Disabilities     Act? _____Yes _____No
Pending charge for a crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding 1 year?     _____Yes _____No
Conviction of crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding 1 year and received     a sentence of imprisonment for more than 1 year and not legally pardoned?     _____Yes _____No
Date of Conviction __________
_____Elected official of the federal Legislative Branch, as defined in 2 U.S.C. §     30a.
_____Active duty member of armed forces exempted in accordance with 10     U.S.C. § 982.
_____Member of Maryland’s organized militia exempted in accordance with     Public Safety Article § 13–218.
Prior jury service within 3 preceding years: __________
Form completed by me _____ Another (name) _____ and, if another, why?
Under the penalties of perjury, the responses are true to the best of my     knowledge
Signed:________________________________________________
Prospective Juror
Individual completing form for prospective juror:
This form must be completed, signed, and returned to the jury commissioner within 10 days after receipt. Documentation for excusal due to disability, exemption based on armed forces or militia service, pardons, and/or prior jury service must be attached.
(b)    A juror qualification form for a county may include other questions as the county’s jury plan requires.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 3 - Prospective and Qualified Jurors › Part I - Prospective Jurors › Section 8-303 - Alteration of Form

Whenever it seems to a jury commissioner that there is an ambiguity, error, or omission in a person’s juror qualification form, the jury commissioner shall return the form to the person, with instructions to make each needed addition and other change, acknowledge all of the changes, and return the form to the jury commissioner within 10 days after receipt.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 3 - Prospective and Qualified Jurors › Part I - Prospective Jurors › Section 8-304 - Interview

(a)    Whenever a person fails to return a completed juror qualification form as instructed, a jury commissioner may summons the person to appear before the jury commissioner or jury judge.
(b)    Whenever a person appears under this section, a jury commissioner or jury judge:
(1)    May require the person to complete, sign, and acknowledge a juror qualification form in the presence of the jury commissioner; and
(2)    If, at that time, it seems to the jury commissioner or jury judge to be warranted, may question the person but only as to responses to questions in the form and grounds for disqualification, excusal, exemption, or rescheduling.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 3 - Prospective and Qualified Jurors › Part I - Prospective Jurors › Section 8-305 - Additional Questioning

Whenever a person appears for jury service, a jury commissioner or jury judge:
(1)    May require the person to complete, sign, and acknowledge a juror qualification form in the presence of the jury commissioner; and
(2)    If, at that time, it seems to the jury commissioner or jury judge to be warranted, may question the person but only as to responses to questions in the form and grounds for disqualification, excusal, exemption, or rescheduling.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 3 - Prospective and Qualified Jurors › Part I - Prospective Jurors › Section 8-306 - Bases for Exemptions

An individual is exempt from jury service only if the individual:
(1)    Is at least 70 years old and asks the jury commissioner, in writing, for an exemption;
(2)    Is an elected official of the federal Legislative Branch, as defined in 2 U.S.C. § 30a;
(3)    Is an active duty member of the armed forces exempted in accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 982; or
(4)    Is a member of the organized militia exempted in accordance with § 13-218 of the Public Safety Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 3 - Prospective and Qualified Jurors › Part II - Qualified Jurors › Section 8-310 - Qualified Juror Pool

(a)    (1)    At each interval set in a jury plan for a county, its jury commissioner shall have names of qualified jurors selected in the number that the jury commissioner decides will satisfy the needs for jury service during the interval.
(2)    Subject to § 8-421 of this title, a jury commissioner shall have enough names selected to allow parties to make peremptory challenges as allowed under this title or otherwise provided in the Maryland Rules.
(b)    Names selected under this section constitute a qualified juror pool.
(c)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a jury commissioner shall allocate names from the qualified juror pool to grand and trial juries as the jury plan provides.
(2)    Except as needed to complete service in a particular case or as otherwise provided in a jury plan, an individual may not be required, in any 3–year period, to serve or attend court for jury service more than once.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 3 - Prospective and Qualified Jurors › Part II - Qualified Jurors › Section 8-311 - Supplemental Questionnaire

At the request of a trial judge, a jury commissioner may distribute to qualified jurors a questionnaire with regard to any matter, including a conviction or pending civil jury trial that may be a basis for disqualification as a juror in a particular case.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 3 - Prospective and Qualified Jurors › Part III - Records › Section 8-314 - Records

(a)    A jury commissioner shall document each addition or other change to information provided under this subtitle and each decision with regard to disqualification, exemption, or excusal from, or rescheduling of, jury service.
(b)    The jury commissioner of a county shall inform its jury judge of changes to information as provided in the county’s jury plan.
(c)    The jury commissioner of a county shall keep each record that the jury commissioner has used in connection with the jury service in accordance with the records retention and disposal schedule of the county.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 4 - Juries › Part I - In General › Section 8-401 - Summons

(a)    Whenever a grand or trial jury is needed, a jury commissioner shall:
(1)    Summons qualified jurors in the number needed; and
(2)    Have the summons served as the jury plan requires.
(b)    A jury commissioner shall address mail to an individual’s usual business or resident address.
(c)    A summons sent to an individual with a juror qualification form shall instruct the individual to report for jury service unless a jury commissioner instructs otherwise.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 4 - Juries › Part I - In General › Section 8-402 - Disqualification, Excusal, or Exemption From or Postponement of Duty

(a)    Subject to the requirements of this section, a jury judge or, if a county’s jury plan allows, its jury commissioner may disqualify, excuse, or exempt an individual who is summoned for jury service or reschedule jury service.
(b)    An individual may be disqualified only on the basis of information provided on a juror questionnaire or during an interview or other competent evidence.
(c)    (1)    To be excused, an individual shall show, on a juror questionnaire, during an interview, or by other competent evidence, that extreme inconvenience, public necessity, or undue hardship requires excusal.
(2)    An individual may be excused:
(i)    Only for the period that the jury judge or jury commissioner considers necessary; and
(ii)    Not more than twice unless the jury judge finds that the individual has shown an extraordinary circumstance that requires an additional excuse.
(3)    When the period set under this subsection expires, a jury commissioner again shall summon the individual for jury service.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 4 - Juries › Part I - In General › Section 8-404 - Disqualification by Trial Judge

(a)    Notwithstanding § 8–103(a) of this title, a trial judge may strike an individual who is party in a civil case while the individual is entitled to a jury trial in the county.
(b)    (1)    Whenever more individuals than are needed to impanel a jury have been summoned, an individual may be excused but only in accordance with rule or other law.
(2)    An individual who is summoned for jury service may be struck from a particular jury only:
(i)    In accordance with rule or other law, by a party on peremptory challenge;
(ii)    For good cause shown, by a trial judge on a challenge by a party; or
(iii)    Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, by a trial judge who finds that:
1.    The individual may be unable to render impartial jury service;
2.    The individual’s service likely would disrupt the proceeding; or
3.    The individual’s service may threaten the secrecy of a proceeding or otherwise affect the integrity of the jury deliberations adversely.
(3)    A trial judge may not strike an individual under paragraph (2)(iii)3 of this subsection, unless the judge states on the record:
(i)    Each reason for the strike; and
(ii)    A finding that the strike is warranted and not inconsistent with §§ 8–102(a) and (b) and 8–104 of this title.
(4)    An individual struck under this subsection may serve on another jury for which the basis for the strike is irrelevant.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 4 - Juries › Part I - In General › Section 8-405 - Temporary Excusal of Sworn Jurors

A trial judge may:
(1)    Excuse a sworn juror temporarily; and
(2)    Order the sworn juror to return:
(i)    On a specific day; or
(ii)    On a date and at a time that the trial judge or jury commissioner directs.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Courts and Judicial Proceedings › Title 8 - Juries and Jurors › Subtitle 4 - Juries › Part II - Challenges › Section 8-408 - In Civil Case

(a)    This section sets forth the exclusive procedure by which a party in a civil case may challenge a jury on the ground that the jury was not summoned or otherwise selected in compliance with this title.
(b)    (1)    Before examination begins in a civil case or, for good cause shown, after a jury is sworn but before it receives evidence, a party may move to stay the case on the ground of substantial failure to comply with a provision of this title in selecting the trial jury.
(2)    A motion under this section shall contain a sworn statement of facts that, if true, would constitute a substantial failure to comply with this title.
(c)    On a showing that a party needs access to a record to prepare for a hearing on a motion pending under this section, a trial judge may allow the party to inspect and copy the record as needed to prepare.
(d)    A movant who files a motion in accordance with this section is entitled to present relevant evidence in support of the motion, including:
(1)    The testimony of the jury commissioner; and
(2)    Relevant records, whether or not public, that the jury commissioner used.
(e)    (1)    If a trial judge finds a substantial failure to comply with § 8-102(b) of this title in selecting a trial jury, the trial judge shall stay the case pending selection of a trial jury in compliance with this title.
(2)    If a trial judge finds a substantial failure to comply with a provision other than § 8-102(b) of this title in selecting a trial jury and the failure is likely to be prejudicial to the movant, the trial judge shall stay the proceeding pending selection of a trial jury in compliance with this title.