Ch. 275                                    2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 275
(House Bill 97)

AN ACT concerning

District Court - Civil Jurisdiction - Dishonored Checks and Other

Instruments

FOR the purpose of clarifying that the District Court of Maryland has exclusive
original civil jurisdiction in an action for certain damages for a dishonored check
or other instrument regardless of the amount in controversy; making stylistic
changes; providing that in an action for certain damages for a dishonored check
or instrument a defendant is entitled to demand a transfer of the action from the
District Court to an appropriate circuit court under certain circumstances; and
generally relating to the exclusive original civil jurisdiction of the District Court
of Maryland.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Commercial Law
Section 15-802
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2000 Replacement Volume and 2002 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 4-401

Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Replacement Volume)

BY adding to

Article — Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 4-402(f)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Replacement Volume)

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

Article - Commercial Law

15-802.

(a) When a check or other instrument has been dishonored by nonacceptance
or nonpayment and has not been paid within 10 days, the holder to whom the check
or other instrument was issued or negotiated may send a notice of dishonor to the
maker or drawer as provided under this section.

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