Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 4-301
Terms Used In Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 4-301
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
- 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
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(b) Except as provided in § 4-302 of this subtitle, the District Court also has exclusive original jurisdiction in a criminal case in which a person at least 18 years old or a corporation is charged with:
(1) Commission of a common-law or statutory misdemeanor regardless of the amount of money or value of the property involved;
(2) Violation of § 7-104, § 7-105, § 7-107, or § 7-108 of the Criminal Law Article, whether a felony or a misdemeanor;
(3) Violation of a county, municipal, or other ordinance, if the violation is not a felony;
(4) Criminal violation of a State, county, or municipal rule or regulation, if the violation is not a felony;
(5) Doing or omitting to do any act made punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or other penalty as provided by the particular law, ordinance, rule, or regulation defining the violation if the violation is not a felony;
(6) Violation of § 8-103 of the Criminal Law Article, whether a felony or a misdemeanor;
(7) Violation of § 8-203, § 8-204, § 8-205, § 8-206, § 8-207, § 8-208, or § 8-209 of the Criminal Law Article, whether a felony or misdemeanor;
(8) Forgery or violation of Title 8, Subtitle 6 of the Criminal Law Article, whether a felony or misdemeanor;
(9) Violation of Title 27, Subtitle 4 of the Insurance Article, whether a felony or a misdemeanor;
(10) Violation of § 9-1106 of the Labor and Employment Article;
(11) Violation of § 8-301 of the Criminal Law Article, whether a felony or misdemeanor;
(12) Violation of § 2-209 of the Criminal Law Article;
(13) Violation of Title 2, Subtitle 5 of the Criminal Law Article;
(14) Violation of Title 11, Subtitle 5 of the Financial Institutions Article;
(15) Violation of § 10-604, § 10-605, § 10-606, § 10-607, § 10-607.1, or § 10-608 of the Criminal Law Article, whether a felony or misdemeanor;
(16) Violation of Title 7, Subtitle 3, Part III of the Criminal Law Article, whether a felony or misdemeanor;
(17) Violation of § 20-102 of the Transportation Article, whether a felony or misdemeanor;
(18) Violation of § 8-801 of the Criminal Law Article;
(19) Violation of § 8-604 of the Criminal Law Article;
(20) Violation of Title 8, Subtitle 2, Part II of the Criminal Law Article;
(21) Violation of § 16-801, § 16-802, § 16-803, or § 16-804 of the Election Law Article;
(22) Violation of § 3-203(c) of the Criminal Law Article;
(23) Violation of § 11-208 of the Criminal Law Article as a second or subsequent offense;
(24) Violation of § 11-721 of the Criminal Procedure Article as a second or subsequent offense; or
(25) Violation of § 3-1102(b) or § 3-1103 of the Criminal Law Article.