Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 4-406
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- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- 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.
(a) The District Court has concurrent civil jurisdiction with a governing body of a county or the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore over a proceeding for adjudication of a violation of an ordinance enacted:
(1) By a charter county for which a civil penalty is provided under § 10-202 of the Local Government Article;
(2) By the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore for which a civil penalty is provided by ordinance; or
(3) By a code county for which a civil citation is issued under Title 11, Subtitle 3 of the Local Government Article.
(b) The governing body of a county or the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore may delegate its authority under subsection (a) of this section to a board, a commission, an agency, or an officer under its jurisdiction and control.