MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 183

AFTER THE WRIT HAS BEEN RETURNED, STATING THAT   THE

PROPERTY SOUGHT HAS BEEN SEIZED OR ELOIGNED; AND     THE

TIME FOR FILING A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DEFEND   HAS
EXPIRED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsections (a) and (b) are new
language derived from Art. 26, §145(c)(4),
as amended by Ch. 880, H.B. 1563, Acts of
1973 (which are proposed for repeal).

Subsection (c) is new language. It states
the understanding of the chief judge of the
District Court and the Bar generally. It
is necessary because Art. 31A, § 1 gives
declaratory judgment jurisdiction to courts
of record, and the District Court is such a
court. However, it is not believed that
the legislature intended the District Court
to exercise such jurisdiction; see §3—403
which also denies the District Court
declaratory judgment jurisdiction.

Subsection (d) is new language derived from
Art. 26, §145(c)(2), as amended by Ch. 880,
H.B. 1563, Acts of 1973 (which is proposed
for repeal), except that the Art. 26
language dealing with landlord and tenant
cases is not repeated; it appears in §
4-401.

Subsection (e) is based on Art. 26,
§145(c) (3) (ii), (iii), and (iv) , as amended
by Ch. 880, H.B. 1563, Acts of 1973 (which
is proposed for repeal). The phrase
"Maryland District Rules" has been inserted
in order to make it clear that the chief
judge of the District Court may not
promulgate rules in this particular area.

SEC. 4-403. JUVENILE CAUSES.

IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY ONLY, THE DISTRICT COURT HAS
JURISDICTION IN JUVENILE CAUSES AS PROVIDED IN
SUBTITLE 5 OF THIS TITLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language
derived from Art. 26, §145(d) (which is
proposed for repeal). Details of juvenile
causes jurisdiction and procedure in
Montgomery County appear in subtitle 5.