HOWARD COUNTY TRIAL ATTORNEY CHARLES WARE : DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND OVERVIEW

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For an initial courtesy consultation, contact Attorney Charles Ware at (410) 720-6129.


The jurisdiction of the District Court of Maryland includes:
(1) All landlord-tenant cases;
(2) Replevin actions;
(3) Motor vehicles violations, misdemeanors and certain felonies;
(4) In civil cases the court has exclusive jurisdiction in claims for $5000.00 or less, and concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts in claims for amounts above $5000.00 but less than $30,000.00.
(5)The jurisdiction of the District Court is concurrent with that of the circuit court in criminal cases classified as misdemeanors and certain felonies, in which the penalty may be confinement for 3 years or more or a fine of $2500.00 or more.
(6) The District Court does not conduct jury trials.