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Terms Used In Maryland Code, TRANSPORTATION 5-811

  • 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.
  • 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) If a political subdivision fails to adopt noise zone regulations as required by this part, the Administration shall adopt, administer, and enforce appropriate regulations for any noise zone wholly or partly within the jurisdiction of the subdivision.

(b) An appeal from a decision of the Administration may be made in the manner provided in §§ 5-814 and 5-816 of this subtitle.