Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 4-303
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- 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
The District Court has jurisdiction over a person who is brought before a court sitting as a juvenile court if:
(1) The juvenile court waives jurisdiction or the person elects to be tried according to the regular criminal procedure; and
(2) The offense charged is within the jurisdiction conferred by § 4-301 of this subtitle.