§ 6-202. Additional
actions
In addition to the venue
provided in § 6-201 or § 6-203,
the following actions may be
brought in the indicated county:
(1) Divorce -- Where the
plaintiff resides;
(2) Annulment -- Where the
plaintiff resides or where
the marriage ceremony was
performed;
(3) Action against a
corporation which has no
principal place of business
in the State -- Where the
plaintiff resides;
(4) Replevin or detinue --
Where the property sought to
be recovered is located;
(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;
(6) Suit on a bond against a
corporate surety -- Where
the bond is filed, or where
the contract is to be
performed;
(7) Action for possession of
real property -- Where a
portion of the land upon
which the action is based is
located;
(8) Tort action based on
negligence -- Where the
cause of action arose;
(9) Attachment on original
process -- Where the
property is located or where
the garnishee resides;
(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;
(11) Action for damages
against a nonresident
individual -- Any county in
the State;
(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;
(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.
