Maryland § 9-738

§ 9-738.

    (a)    This section is not subject to the provisions set forth in § 6–201 of the Courts Article.

    (b)    To take an appeal, a person shall file an order of appeal with the circuit court for the county where:

        (1)    the covered employee resides;

        (2)    the employer has its principal place of business; or

        (3)    the accidental personal injury, compensable hernia, or last injurious exposure to the hazards of the occupational disease occurred.

    (c)    If an appeal is taken to a circuit court that does not have jurisdiction, the court shall transfer the appeal to the proper circuit court on the motion of a party.

    (d)    If a party to an appeal suggests in writing and under oath that the party cannot obtain a fair trial in the circuit court in which the appeal is pending, the circuit court shall transfer the appeal to another circuit court.