{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-12-603","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 12–603","heading":"","body":"The Supreme Court of Maryland of this State may answer a question of law certified to it by a court of the United States or by an appellate court of another state or of a tribe, if the answer may be determinative of an issue in pending litigation in the certifying court and there is no controlling appellate decision, constitutional provision, or statute of this State.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=12-603","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"15680fd44c79a274dfb795908469ff74b14f96a2481bc296edafe6d380f92b92","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-12-602","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-12-604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}