§ 7-201 Payment and waiver of costs
§ 7-202 Court fees
§ 7-203 Courts prohibited from charging fees or costs in certain criminal proceedings
§ 7-204 Appearance fees
§ 7-205 Costs when case is removed
§ 7-206 Disposition of fines and costs in criminal, traffic, or civil case on appeal from District Court
§ 7-207 Disposition of fines for contempt of court of equity
§ 7-208 Service charge for bad check
§ 7-208 v2 Service charge for bad check

Terms Used In Maryland Code > COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS > Title 7 > Subtitle 2 - Circuit Court

  • Acquittal:
    1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
    2. A verdict of "not guilty."
     
  • Administrator: includes an executor and a personal representative. See
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • 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.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.