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§ 2-603. Responsibilities of chief clerk and chief administrative clerk

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial ProceedingsEffective: October 1, 2010

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 2. Court Personnel (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Officers of the District Court (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2010
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 2-603
§ 2-603. Responsibilities of chief clerk and chief administrative clerk
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Chief clerk of District court
(a) Subject to the direction of the Chief Judge of the District Court, the chief clerk of the District Court is responsible for the administration and day-to-day clerical operation of the District Court and its several divisions and locations. He shall perform the other duties prescribed by rule or law. He may delegate administrative duties to other clerical or administrative personnel of the District Court in a manner consistent with rule or law.
Chief administrative clerk
(b) The chief administrative clerk in each district is responsible to the chief clerk of the District Court and the administrative judge of the district for the maintenance and operation of the clerical staff and work within the district, including dockets, records, and all necessary papers.
Advice and assistance with statement of claim
(c)(1) When requested to do so, a clerk of the District Court shall advise and assist, as to procedural matters only, a person in the preparation of a statement of claim or other papers required to be filed in a civil action in which the amount in controversy does not exceed $2,500.
(2) A clerk of the District Court is not liable to any person with respect to any advice or assistance in the preparation of any statement of claim.
Dismissals or nolle prosequi of a charge
(d)(1) This subsection applies to:
(i) A dismissal or nolle prosequi of a charge entered on the record in the District Court; and
(ii) An indefinite postponement in the District Court of a trial of a charge by marking the charge “stet” on the docket.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a dismissal or nolle prosequi of a charge is entered or a charge is stetted, a clerk of the court:
(i) Subject to item (ii) of this paragraph, shall mail notice of the dismissal, nolle prosequi, or stet, as the case may be, to the defendant and the defendant's attorney of record if both the defendant and the defendant's attorney of record are not present in court when the dismissal or nolle prosequi of the charge is entered or the charge is stetted;
(ii) May not mail a notice described in this subsection to the defendant if the defendant's whereabouts are unknown; and
(iii) May not mail a notice described in this subsection to the defendant or the defendant's attorney of record if either is present in court when the dismissal or nolle prosequi of the charge is entered or the charge is stetted.

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Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1976, c. 578; Acts 1988, c. 302; Acts 2010, c. 160, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.
Formerly Art. 26, § 149.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 2-603, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 2-603
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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