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Terms Used In Maryland Code, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 10-524

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) A debt, claim, obligation, or liability of the Corporation, whenever incurred, is the debt, claim, obligation, or liability of the Corporation only and not of the State, a unit or instrumentality of the State, or a State officer or employee.

(b) A debt, claim, obligation, or liability of the Corporation may not be considered a debt of the State or a pledge of its credit.