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(E) PROCEDURE IN RECEIVING STATE.

THE PROCEDURES FOR CERTIFICATION FROM THIS STATE
TO THE RECEIVING STATE SHALL BE THOSE PROVIDED IN THE
LAWS OF THE RECEIVING STATE.

SEC. 12-608. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBTITLE.

THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO EFFECTUATE ITS
GENERAL PURPOSE TO MAKE UNIFORM THE LAW OF THOSE
STATES WHICH ENACT IT.

SEC. 12-609. CITATION OF SUBTITLE.

THIS SUBTITLE MAY BE CITED AS THE UNIFORM
CERTIFICATION OF QUESTIONS OF LAW ACT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subtitle consists of Art. 26,
§§161-172, as enacted by Ch. 427, Acts of
1972, except for §170 which is unnecessary in
view of the general severability clause
enacted by Ch. 241, Acts of 1973. The phrase
"or the highest appellate court... any other
state" has been inserted after "United States
District Court" in §12-601 and a similar
conforming phrase has been inserted after
"question of law to the" in §12-607 (a) by Ch.
508, Acts of 1973. The only other changes
made are in style.

SUBTITLE 7. PRACTICE ON APPEAL.
SEC. 12-701. STAYS.

(A) ORPHANS' COURTS; APPEALS FROM DECISIONS ON
ISSUES SENT FROM ORPHANS' COURT; APPEALS FROM
ORPHANS' COURT.

(1)   AN APPEAL FROM A FINAL JUDGMENT OF A
COURT OF LAW TO WHICH ISSUES HAVE BEEN SENT FROM AN
ORPHANS' COURT STAYS ALL PROCEEDINGS IN THE ORPHANS'
COURT CONCERNING THE SUBJECT OF THE ISSUES.

(2)    A DIRECT APPEAL FROM AN ORPHANS' COURT
PURSUANT TO §12-501 DOES NOT STAY ANY PROCEEDINGS IN
THE ORPHANS' COURT WHICH MAY WITH PROPRIETY BE CARRIED
ON BEFORE THE APPEAL IS DECIDED, IF THE COURT CAN
PROVIDE FOR CONFORMING TO THE DECISION OF THE
APPELLATE COURT, WHETHER THE DECISION EVENTUALLY IS
FOR OR AGAINST THE APPELLANT.