Terms Used In Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 6-305

  • 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
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
(a) A nonresident person who is within the State for the purpose of testifying in or prosecuting or defending an action may not be served with process.

(b) A nonresident person passing through this State to or from another state in response to a summons to testify may not be served with process. This subsection does not apply to process arising from acts done by the person after his entry into this State.