Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 6-101
Terms Used In Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 6-101
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See - Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(2) “County” includes any federal enclave, reservation, or land within the geographical limits of the county.
(3) “Resident” includes a person residing on a federal enclave, reservation, or land in the State or a county.
(4) “State” includes any federal enclave, reservation, or land within the geographical limits of the State.
(b) It is the intention of the General Assembly to extend the personal jurisdiction and venue of courts of the State and the power to serve process of those courts to any person on federal enclaves, reservations, or lands within the State to the fullest extent permitted by the Constitution and laws of the United States.
(c) The jurisdiction of the United States over land acquired by it shall continue only so long as the United States owns, leases, or occupies the land.