The Court of Appeals of this State may answer a question of law certified to it by a court of the United States or by an appellate court of another state or of a tribe, if the answer may be determinative of an issue in pending litigation in the certifying court and there is no controlling appellate decision, constitutional provision, or statute of this State.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 12 - Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions
Subtitle 6 - Certification of Questions of Law
Section 12-602 - Power to Certify
Section 12-603 - Power to Answer
Section 12-604 - Power to Reformulate Question
Section 12-605 - Certification Order; Record
Section 12-606 - Contents of Certification Order
Section 12-607 - Notice; Response
Section 12-610 - Cost of Certification