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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 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 […]

Section 12-202 – Exceptions

    A review by way of certiorari may not be granted by the Court of Appeals in a case or proceeding in which the Court of Special Appeals has denied or granted:         (1)    Leave to prosecute an appeal in a post conviction proceeding;         (2)    Leave to appeal from a refusal to issue a writ of habeas corpus sought […]

Section 12-203 – Action by Court of Appeals

    If the Court of Appeals finds that review of the case described in § 12-201 of this subtitle is desirable and in the public interest, the Court of Appeals shall require by writ of certiorari that the case be certified to it for review and determination. The writ may issue before or after the Court […]

Section 12-301 – Right of Appeal From Final Judgments — Generally

    Except as provided in § 12-302 of this subtitle, a party may appeal from a final judgment entered in a civil or criminal case by a circuit court. The right of appeal exists from a final judgment entered by a court in the exercise of original, special, limited, statutory jurisdiction, unless in a particular case […]

Section 12-301.1 – Supersedeas Bond

    (a)    (1)    This section does not apply to a judgment in an action for damages under § 3–2102 of this article.         (2)    Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section and notwithstanding any other law or court rule, in a civil action the amount of the supersedeas bond necessary to obtain a stay of enforcement of a […]