Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Maryland

Statute Of Limitation

Maryland has a 3year Statute Limitations in general,once A

case is filed how long do you have to served the defendant

the case?, are their statute on prosecution?.

Thank You


Asked on 5/16/04, 12:40 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniel Press Chung & Press, P.C.

Re: Statute Of Limitation

There is no fixed limit on how long a plaintiff has to serve. However, a summons is good only for 60 days and has to be renewed after that to be served. If there are no docket entries for a year, the case is subject to dismissal, but renewal of the summons is enough to avoid that.

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Answered on 5/16/04, 3:06 pm


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