Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 13A-104
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- 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.
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See - State military forces: means the National Guard of the State, as defined in title 32 of the United States Code, when not in a status subjecting them to exclusive jurisdiction under 10 U. See
(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, this title has applicability at all times and in all places, provided that either the person subject to this title is in a duty status or, if not in a duty status, that there is a nexus between the act or omission constituting the offense and the efficient functioning of the State military forces.
(2) This grant of military jurisdiction shall neither preclude nor limit civilian jurisdiction over an offense, which is limited only by the prohibition of double jeopardy.
(b) (1) Courts-martial and courts of inquiry may be convened and held in units of the State military forces while those units are serving outside the State with the same jurisdiction and powers as to persons subject to this title as if the proceedings were held inside the State.
(2) Offenses committed outside the State may be tried and punished either inside or outside the State.