Maryland Code, HEALTH – GENERAL 2-603
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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
(a) If the State finds that a person has violated or is violating § 2-602(a) of this subtitle, the State may file a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction within the State against the person.
(b) In filing a civil action under this section, the State may seek:
(1) The penalties provided under § 2-602(b) of this subtitle; and
(2) Subject to the guidelines set forth in § 2-605(a)(4) of this subtitle, court costs and attorney’s fees.