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Terms Used In Maryland Code, TRANSPORTATION 12-204

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Notice of any hearing scheduled by this Administration shall state:

(1) The date, time, place, and nature of the hearing;

(2) The legal authority and jurisdiction of the Administration to hear the matter;

(3) The facts in sufficient detail to enable a party to prepare his case;

(4) The nature of the proposed action that the Administration is to consider;

(5) The right of a party to call witnesses and offer documentary evidence under the provisions of § 10-213 of the State Government Article;

(6) When applicable, the right of a party to request the subpoena of witnesses and the costs thereof;

(7) That a copy of the hearing procedures is available on request of a party, and the cost to obtain a copy;

(8) The right of a party to the hearing to be represented by counsel; and

(9) If a licensee is a party to the hearing, the right of the Administration, on failure of the licensee to appear, to:

(i) Order a suspension of the party’s license or privilege until the party appears for a hearing; or

(ii) Impose any sanction proposed in the notice.