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5272 VETOES
4-402.
(d)(1) Except in a case under paragraph (2), (4),
(5), or (6) of § 4-401 of this subtitle, the plaintiff may
elect to file suit in the District Court or in a trial court
of general jurisdiction, if the amount in controversy
exceeds $2,500, EXCLUSIVE OF ATTORNEY'S FEES IF ATTORNEY'S
FEES ARE RECOVERABLE BY LAW OR CONTRACT.
(e)(1) In a civil action in which the amount in
controversy exceeds $500, EXCLUSIVE OF ATTORNEY'S FEES IF
ATTORNEY'S FEES ARE RECOVERABLE BY LAW OR CONTRACT; a party
may demand a jury trial pursuant to the Maryland District
Rules.
4-405.
The District Court has exclusive jurisdiction over a
small claim action, which, for purposes of this section,
means a civil action for money in which the amount claimed
does not exceed [one thousand dollars] $1,000 exclusive of
interest, [and] costs, AND ATTORNEY'S FEES, IF ATTORNEY'S
FEES ARE RECOVERABLE BY LAW OR BY CONTRACT; and landlord
tenant action under §§ 8-401 and 8-402 of the real property
article of the Code, in which the amount of rent claimed
does not exceed [one thousand dollars] $1,000 exclusive of
interest and costs.
12-401.
(d) In a civil case in which the amount in controversy
exceeds $1,000 exclusive of interest, [and] costs, AND
ATTORNEY'S FEES IF ATTORNEY'S FEES ARE RECOVERABLE BY LAW OR
CONTRACT, and in any case in which the parties so agree, an
appeal shall be heard on the record made in the District
Court. In every other case, including a criminal case in
which sentence has been imposed or suspended following a
plea of nolo contendere or guilty, and an appeal in a
municipal infraction case, an appeal shall be tried de novo.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the
provisions of this Act apply only to any civil action filed
in the District Court or to a small claims appeal noted in
the District Court on and after July 1, 1982.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.
June 1, 1982
The Honorable Benjamin L. Cardin
Speaker of the House of Delegates
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