Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 10-105

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1998 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

10-105.

(a) The provisions of this section apply to a civil action in:

(1) The District Court; or

(2) A circuit court iff:

(i) The case was originally filed in the District Court;

(ii) The case was transferred from the District Court to a circuit

court; and

(iii) The] THE amount in controversy in the action in the circuit
court does hot exceed the amount specified in § 4-401 of this article for that type of
action.

(b) (1) (I) Subject to the provisions of this section, A PAID BILL FOR GOODS
OR SERVICES IS ADMISSIBLE WITHOUT THE TESTIMONY OF THE PROVIDER OF THE
GOODS OR SERVICES AS EVIDENCE OF the authenticity of a THE bill for goods or
services provided and the fairness and reasonableness of the charges of the provider
of the goods or services may be proved, without the testimony of the provider of the
goods or services, by admission into evidence of the paid bill.

(II) A FINDER OF FACT MAY ATTACH WHATEVER WEIGHT TO A PAID
BILL THAT THE FINDER OF FACT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.

(2) The bill shall be admitted on testimony, by the party or any other
person with personal knowledge:

(i) Identifying the original bill or an authenticated copy; and

(ii) 1. Identifying the provider of the goods or services;

2. Explaining the circumstances surrounding the receipt of

the bill;

3. Describing the goods or services provided;

4. Stating that the goods or services were provided in
connection with the event giving rise to the action; and

5. Stating that the bill was paid.