{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-6-202","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 6–202","heading":"","body":"In addition to the venue provided in § 6-201 or § 6-203, the following actions may be brought in the indicated county:\n(1) Divorce -- Where the plaintiff resides;\n(2) Annulment -- Where the plaintiff resides or where the marriage ceremony was performed;\n(3) Action against a corporation which has no principal place of business in the State -- Where the plaintiff resides;\n(4) Replevin or detinue -- Where the property sought to be recovered is located;\n(5) Action relating to custody, guardianship, maintenance, or support of a child -- Where the father, alleged father, or mother of the child resides, or where the child resides;\n(6) Suit on a bond against a corporate surety -- Where the bond is filed, or where the contract is to be performed;\n(7) Action for possession of real property -- Where a portion of the land upon which the action is based is located;\n(8) Tort action based on negligence -- Where the cause of action arose;\n(9) Attachment on original process -- Where the property is located or where the garnishee resides;\n(10) Nondelivery or injury of goods against master or captain of a vessel -- Where the goods are received on board the vessel or where delivery is to be made under the contract;\n(11) Action for damages against a nonresident individual -- Any county in the State;\n(12) Action against a person who absconds from a county or leaves the State before the statute of limitations has run -- Where the defendant is found;\n(13) In a local action in which the defendant cannot be found in the county where the subject matter of the action is located -- In any county in which the venue is proper under § 6-201.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=6-202","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"182fa360d0ebb06ab69a27ecec0d414c6908abf93ac2bef2e597558d06d06505","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-6-201","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-6-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}