Maryland Code, TRANSPORTATION 15-213
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- 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.
- 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
Notwithstanding any administrative or criminal sanctions imposed by this subtitle, if a person suffers financial injury or other damage as a result of a violation of this subtitle by any other person, whether or not that other person has been found guilty of a criminal violation, the injured person may recover damages and reasonable attorneys’ fees in any court of competent jurisdiction.