Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 5-416
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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.
A member of a lawyer counseling committee, defined under § 10-502 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article, who acts in good faith and within the scope of the jurisdiction of the committee is not civilly liable or subject to a disciplinary proceeding for:
(1) An action as a member of the committee; or
(2) Giving information to, participating in, or contributing to the functioning of the committee.