Section 12-306 – Purpose of 12-307 and 12-308 of This Subtitle
The purpose of §§ 12-307 and 12-308 of this subtitle is to allocate appellate jurisdiction between the Court of Appeals and the Court of Special Appeals. Except as expressly provided in those sections, nothing in them creates or abrogates a right to appeal or otherwise invoke appellate jurisdiction granted by the laws of the State.
Section 11-803 – Notice to Judgment Debtor
(a) At the time a foreign judgment is filed, the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor’s attorney shall file with the clerk of the court an affidavit showing the name and last known post office address of the judgment debtor and the judgment creditor. (b) (1) The clerk promptly shall mail notice of the filing of the foreign […]
Section 12-307 – Jurisdiction of Court of Appeals
The Court of Appeals has: (1) Jurisdiction to review a case or proceeding pending in or decided by the Court of Special Appeals in accordance with Subtitle 2 of this title; (2) Jurisdiction to review a case or proceeding decided by a circuit court, in accordance with § 12–305 of this subtitle; and (3) Exclusive appellate jurisdiction with […]
Section 11-804 – Stay of Enforcement
(a) The court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until an appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or a stay of execution expires or is vacated if the judgment debtor: (1) Shows the court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has […]
Section 12-308 – Jurisdiction of Court of Special Appeals
Except as provided in § 12-307 of this subtitle, the Court of Special Appeals has exclusive initial appellate jurisdiction over any reviewable judgment, decree, order or other action of a circuit court, and an orphans’ court.
Section 11-805 – Fees; Rights of Creditor
(a) (1) A person filing a foreign judgment shall pay $25 to the clerk of the court. (2) Fees for other enforcement proceedings shall be as otherwise provided by law for judgments of the courts of this State. (b) The judgment creditor retains the right to bring an action to enforce a judgment instead of proceeding under this subtitle.
Section 11-806 – Construction
This subtitle shall be interpreted and construed to achieve its general purpose to make the law of those states which enact it uniform.
Section 11-807 – Short Title
This subtitle may be cited as the “Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act”.
Section 12-101 – Definitions
(a) In this title the following terms have the meanings indicated. (b) “Appellate court” means any court which reviews a final judgment of another court, and includes any court authorized to enter judgment following a de novo trial on appeal of a case or proceeding previously tried in another court. (c) “Appellate jurisdiction” means the jurisdiction exercised by […]
Section 12-201 – Certiorari to Court of Special Appeals
Except as provided in § 12-202 of this subtitle, in any case or proceeding pending in or decided by the Court of Special Appeals upon appeal from a circuit court or an orphans’ court or the Maryland Tax Court, any party, including the State, may file in the Court of Appeals a petition for certiorari […]