Section 12-203 - Procedure. - Maryland Statutes

§ 12-203. Procedure.
 

(a)  In general.- A proceeding under this subtitle shall be conducted in accordance with the Maryland Rules, except that: 

(1) the proceeding shall be heard and decided without a jury and as expeditiously as the circumstances require; 

(2) on the request of a party or sua sponte, the chief administrative judge of the circuit court may assign the case to a three-judge panel of circuit court judges; and 

(3) an appeal shall be taken directly to the Court of Appeals within 5 days of the date of the decision of the circuit court. 

(b)  Expedited appeal.- The Court of Appeals shall give priority to hear and decide an appeal brought under subsection (a) (3) of this section as expeditiously as the circumstances require. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 12-203; 2002, ch. 291, §§ 2, 4.]