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10480 Little Patuxent Parkway
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Columbia, Maryland 21044
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Post Office Box 694
Columbia, MD 21045 Telephone
443-324-5289 Facsimile
410-740-8704
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Courts
The
jurisdiction of the
District Court includes all landlord-tenant cases,
replevin actions, motor vehicle violations, misdemeanors and certain
felonies. In civil cases the District Court has exclusive jurisdiction in
claims for amounts up to $2500, and concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit
courts in claims for amounts above $2500 but less than $25,000. The
jurisdiction of the Court in criminal cases is concurrent with the circuit
court for offenses in which the penalty may be confinement for three years
or more or a fine of $2500 or more; or which is a felony. In Montgomery
County alone, the District Court also has jurisdiction in juvenile cases.
The jurisdiction of the Circuit Court includes all civil cases with claims
of more than $25,000. All cases where the a jury trial is available
are tried in the Circuit Court.
NEW - Get directions to the courts by
following the appropriate link.
NEW - Go to the County websites by
following the appropriate link.
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