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Terms Used In Maryland Code, LAND USE 6-105

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
(a) A planning commission may negotiate for or secure from the owner of reserved land:

(1) a release of claims for damages or compensation for the reservation of the land; or

(2) an agreement indemnifying the local jurisdiction from claims by others for damages or compensation.

(b) A negotiated release or agreement shall bind the landowner executing the release or agreement and the landowner’s successors in title.