Terms Used In Maryland Code, TRANSPORTATION 25-107

  • 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.
As to any highway under its jurisdiction, a local authority may:

(1) Require pedestrians to obey strictly any traffic control signal; and

(2) Prohibit pedestrians from crossing, except in a crosswalk:

(i) Any roadway in a business district; or

(ii) Any designated highway.