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Subtitle 1 - Bases of Personal Jurisdiction
Section 6-101 - Definitions; Jurisdiction as to Federal Land - (a) (1) For purposes of personal jurisdiction, venue, and service...
Section 6-102 - Persons Domiciled In, Organized Under Laws Of, or Maintaining Principal Place of Business in State - (a) A court may exercise personal jurisdiction as to any...
Section 6-102.1 - Director of Maryland Corporation or Trustee of Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust - (a) This section applies to an individual who, on or...
Section 6-103 - Cause of Action Arising From Conduct in State or Tortious Injury Outside State - (a) If jurisdiction over a person is based solely upon...
Section 6-103.1 - Nonresident Defendant in Civil Action Involving Child Support or Alimony - A court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant...
Section 6-103.2 - Nonresident Defendant in Paternity Proceeding - A court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant...
Section 6-103.3 - Recognition and Enforceability of Foreign Defamation Judgments - (a) In this section, “defamation” includes invasion of privacy by...
Section 6-104 - Stay or Dismissal of Action Which Should Be Heard in Another Forum; Consolidation of Actions in District Court and Circuit Court - (a) If a court finds that in the interest of...
Subtitle 2 - Venue
Section 6-201 - General Rule - (a) Subject to the provisions of §§ 6–202 and 6–203...
Section 6-202 - Additional Venue Permitted - In addition to the venue provided in § 6-201 or...
Section 6-203 - Exceptions to General Rule - (a) The general rule of § 6-201 of this subtitle...
Subtitle 3 - Process
Section 6-301 - Manner of Service - In addition to any method allowed by law, service of...
Section 6-302 - Service on Sunday or Holiday; Exceptions - (a) The process of a court or administrative office or...
Section 6-303 - Where Service Resisted - (a) If a person resists service of civil process by...
Section 6-304 - Service Made Outside of State - If the exercise of personal jurisdiction is authorized by this...
Section 6-305 - When Witness or Party May Not Be Served - (a) A nonresident person who is within the State for...
Section 6-306 - Service on Insurance Company - Process may be served on an insurance, surety, or bonding...
Section 6-307 - Duty of Department of Assessments and Taxation When Served With Process - When process is served on the Department of Assessments and...
Section 6-308 - Service on Police Department of Baltimore City - In a suit against the Police Department of Baltimore City,...
Section 6-309 - Service by Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Employees - (a) Designated employees of the Department of Public Safety and...
Section 6-310 - Service by Local Detention Center Employees - (a) In this section, “administrator” includes the sheriff, director, superintendent,...
Section 6-311 - Disclosure of Last Known Address Information - (a) In this section, “person” has the meaning stated in...
Section 6-312 - Service by Delivery to Dwelling House or Usual Place of Abode; Service by Delivery to Agent - (a) In this section, “person” has the meaning stated in...
Section 6-313 - Motor Vehicle Administration as Agent for Nonresident Driver - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Subtitle 4 - Practice in General
Section 6-401 - Survival of Actions - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 6-402 - Continuance Because of Legislative Duties - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 6-403 - Formal Pleadings in District Court - (a) In a civil action in the District Court, if...
Section 6-404 - Venue of Transferred Case - (a) Except as provided in this section, a case transferred...
Section 6-405 - Settlement of Suit by Infant - (a) Any action, including one in the name of the...
Section 6-406 - Actions by and Against Unincorporated Associations - (a) An unincorporated association, joint stock company, or other group...
Section 6-406.1 - Actions by Creditors of Persons Using a Trade Name - (a) A creditor of a person engaged in a mercantile,...
Section 6-407 - Automatic Termination of Appearance of Attorney - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 6-408 - Revisory Power of Court Over Judgment - For a period of 30 days after the entry of...
Section 6-409 - Continuance to Attorney Entering Appearance - In any court proceeding, an attorney entering his appearance on...
Section 6-410 - Service of Subpoena for Public Records - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 6-411 - Procedure After Arrest for Failure to Appear to Show Cause - (a) An individual arrested for failure to appear in court...
Section 6-412 - Disclosure Statement by Nongovernmental Corporate Party -- Information Included -- Subsequent Changes - (a) A nongovernmental corporate party shall, with its first appearance,...