Maryland Department of Aging Section 20E

      (a)      The Circuit Court of Baltimore City:

            (1)      Has exclusive original jurisdiction over delinquency proceedings; and

            (2)      May issue all necessary and proper orders to carry out this subtitle.

      (b)      If service is made in accordance with the Maryland Rules or other applicable law, a court with subject matter jurisdiction over an action brought under this subtitle also has jurisdiction over:

            (1)      An officer, director, manager, trustee, organizer, promoter, or attorney in fact of a continuing care provider against which a delinquency proceeding has been commenced, in an action resulting from or incidental to the person's relationship with the continuing care provider;

            (2)      A person that, at the time of or after commencement of the delinquency proceeding, held or was in control of assets in which the receiver claims an interest on behalf of the continuing care provider, in an action concerning the assets of the provider; and

            (3)      A person obligated to the continuing care provider in any way, in an action on or incidental to the obligation.

      (c)      The venue of all delinquency proceedings is in Baltimore City.