Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 12-601
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 12-601
- 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.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(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.