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action was not entitled to be transferred pursuant to Code,
Courts Article, §4-402 (f).
Source: This Rule is derived as follows:
Section (a) is derived from former M.D.R. 317.
Section (b) is derived from U.S. C. Title 28, §1404 (a).
Section (c) is new.
Section (d) is new.
REPORTER’S NOTE
Concerning the proposed amendment to section (c) of Rule 3-
326, see the Reporter’s note to the proposed amendment to Rule
2-327.
Chapter 275 (HB 97), Acts of 2003 provides that an action
for damages for a dishonored check may be filed in the District
Court regardless of the amount in controversy, and if the action
for damages exceeds $25,000, the defendant is allowed to transfer
the action to an appropriate circuit court by filing a timely
demand as prescribed by the Maryland Rules. Accordingly, a
change to Rule 3-326 is being proposed that would include a new
section (d) providing for a procedure to transfer an action for
damages exceeding $25,000 for a dishonored check to the circuit
court. Also, a change to Rule 2-326 is being proposed so that
the procedures for transferring a case to the circuit court on
demand for a jury trial apply to transfer of a dishonored check
action to the circuit court.
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