§ 1-31. Judicial and appellate review.

(a) Judicial review.

A person aggrieved by a decision of the Board under this subtitle may seek judicial review of that decision by petition to the Circuit Court for Baltimore City in accordance with the Maryland Rules of Procedure.

(b) Review to be expedited.

(1) It is the desire and intent of the Mayor and City Council that any review under this section be heard and decided by the Court as expeditiously as possible.

(2) To that end, the Board must join in any motion by the appellant for expedited review and cooperate fully with the appellant to obtain an expedited review.

(c) Stays.

(1) The filing of a petition for judicial review does not stay the decision of the Board.

(2) However, on motion and after hearing, the Court may grant a stay as provided in the Maryland Rules of Procedure.

(d) Appellate review.

A party to the judicial review may appeal the court's final judgment to the Court of Special Appeals in accordance with the Maryland Rules of Procedure.