Maryland Code, INSURANCE 2-202
Terms Used In Maryland Code, INSURANCE 2-202
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- 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.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(2) The Commission on Civil Rights has concurrent jurisdiction with the Commissioner over alleged discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, or national origin.
(b) When the Commissioner has exclusive jurisdiction under subsection (a) of this section, the Commission on Civil Rights may:
(1) refer complaints about discriminatory practices to the Commissioner;
(2) appear before the Commissioner as a party at a hearing about discriminatory practices;
(3) make recommendations about discriminatory practices to the Commissioner;
(4) represent a complainant in proceedings under § 2-210 of this subtitle; and
(5) appeal as a party aggrieved by an order or decision of the Commissioner under § 2-215 of this subtitle or § 11-503 of this article.
(c) The Commissioner shall notify the Commission on Civil Rights of any hearing scheduled on a complaint about alleged discriminatory practices.
(d) On request of the Commission on Civil Rights and unless the complainant objects, the Commissioner shall give the Commission on Civil Rights all information about any complaint about alleged discriminatory practices received by the Commissioner.
(e) The Commissioner and the Commission on Civil Rights shall set guidelines for determining when allegations in a complaint about alleged discriminatory practices are sufficient to warrant a hearing.