PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 3

[5-338.

There is no liability on the part of and no cause of action against a member insurer,
the Commercial Casualty Underwriting Association, the Board of Governors, their agents
or employees, or the State Insurance Commissioner or the Commissioner's authorized
representatives for statements made in any inspections, examinations, hearings, reports,
and communications concerning eligibility or underwriting standards regarding persons or
organizations in connection with the operations of the Program and the Maryland
Commercial Casualty Pool created under Article 48A, Subtitle 43 of the Code.]

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Obsolete section in the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.

Occurred: As a result of the abrogation of Subtitle 43 of Article 48A of the
Code pursuant to Section 2, Ch. 663, Acts of 1986, as amended by Section 1,
Ch. 365, Acts of 1989.

12-401.

(d) A defendant who has been found guilty of a municipal infraction, as defined in
Article 23A, § 3(b)(1) of the Code or a Code violation under Article 27, § 403 of the
Code, may appeal from the final judgment entered in the District Court. The costs and
procedures for taking the appeal shall be as provided for appeals from criminal cases in
the District Court. Except, however, as provided in subsection [(d)] (F) of this section,
the appellate court shall docket and hear the appeal as a civil appeal from the District
Court.

(f) In a civil case in which the amount in controversy exceeds $2,500 exclusive of
interest, costs, and attorney's fees if attorney's fees are recoverable by law or contract, in
any matter arising under [§ 4-401(7)(iii)] § 4-401(7)(II) of this article, 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 or Code violation case, an appeal shall be tried de novo.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Obsolete cross-references in § 12-401(d) and (f) of the Courts and
Judicial Proceedings Article.

Occurred: As a result of Ch. 579, Acts of 1994 and Ch. 362, Acts of 1993.

Article - Education

2-105.

(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, the State Superintendent shall appoint and
remove all clerical assistants and other nonprofessional personnel of the Department in
accordance with the provisions of the State Personnel AND PENSIONS Article that govern
the classified service.

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