§ 12-203. Procedure  


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  •    (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.


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