Maryland Code, GENERAL PROVISIONS 8-103
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, GENERAL PROVISIONS 8-103
- 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
(a) If a governmental entity finds that a person has violated or is violating § 8-102 of this title, the governmental entity may file a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction within the State against the person.
(b) In filing a civil action under this section, the governmental entity may seek:
(1) the penalties provided under § 8-102(c) of this title; and
(2) subject to the guidelines under § 8-105(b)(4) of this subtitle, court costs and attorney’s fees.
(c) A governmental entity may not maintain an action under this section if the governmental entity has filed a civil action based on the same underlying act under § 2-603 of the Health – General Article or has sought enforcement by the Attorney General under § 11-205 or § 11-205.1 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.