Section 9-738 - Venue

(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.