Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 1-602

County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
state: means :

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

(2) the District of Columbia. See

For the purposes of operation and administration of the District Court, the State is divided into the following districts:

(1) District 1 — Baltimore City.

(2) District 2 — Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset, and Worcester counties.

(3) District 3 — Caroline, Talbot, Queen Anne’s, Kent, and Cecil counties.

(4) District 4 — Charles, St. Mary’s, and Calvert counties.

(5) District 5 — Prince George’s County.

(6) District 6 — Montgomery County.

(7) District 7 — Anne Arundel County.

(8) District 8 — Baltimore County.

(9) District 9 — Harford County.

(10) District 10 — Howard and Carroll counties.

(11) District 11 — Frederick and Washington counties.

(12) District 12 — Allegany and Garrett counties.