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of minor significance, since the right to
serve process on Federal lands is expressly
recognized in Art. 96 and Rule 104(d).

There is no intention to affect the status of
residents of federal land with respect to
taxation or franchise.

When used without qualification "process" and
"jurisdiction" include both civil and

criminal aspects.

SEC. 6-102. PERSONS DOMICILED IN, ORGANIZED UNDER
LAWS OF, OR MAINTAINING PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IN
STATE.

(A)   BASIS OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION.

A COURT MAY EXERCISE PERSONAL JURISDICTION AS TO

ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OVER A PERSON DOMICILED IN, SERVED

WITH PROCESS IN, ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF, OR WHO
MAINTAINS HIS PLACE OF BUSINESS IN THE STATE.

(B)   EXERCISE OF JURISDICTION ON OTHER BASIS.

THIS SECTION DOES NOT LIMIT ANY OTHER BASIS OF
PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF A COURT OF THE STATE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a) presently appears
as Art. 75, §95.

Subsection (b) is new language derived from
Art. 75, §99.

Subsection (a) states the general rule that a
state has jurisdiction over its residents and
over non-residents served with process in the
state as to any cause of action wherever it
arose.

Additional jurisdiction is conferred        by

§6—103 which grants jurisdiction over      a

broader class of persons as to causes     of
action arising in Maryland.

Subsection (b) was originally intended to
avoid superseding other statutes granting
jurisdiction in other cases.

Art. 1A, §11 and Art. 66C, §309 also
authorize exercise of jurisdiction out of the