Terms Used In Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 3-2B-05

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • state: means :

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

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) Any complaint filed in circuit court with respect to international commercial arbitration shall be filed with the court in the county:

(1) As provided by the agreement; or

(2) Where the arbitration hearing was held.

(b) If the agreement does not provide for a county in which a complaint shall be filed or if the hearing has not been held, the complaint shall be filed with the court:

(1) In the county where the adverse party resides;

(2) In the county where the adverse party has a place of business or owns real property; or

(3) If the adverse party has neither a residence nor a place of business or property in the State, in Baltimore City.