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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="12-606" title_number="12" title_name="Appeals, Certiorari, and Certification of Questions" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Certification of Questions of Law">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A certification order shall contain:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The question of law to be answered;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The facts relevant to the question, showing fully the nature of the controversy out of which the question arose;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A statement acknowledging that the Supreme Court of Maryland of this State, acting as the receiving court, may reformulate the question; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The names and addresses of counsel of record and parties appearing without counsel.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If the parties cannot agree upon a statement of facts, the certifying court shall determine the relevant facts and state them as a part of its certification order.</text>
  </level>
</section>
